The nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: A new shape model and thermophysical analysis

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 548, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lowry, S ^a   Duddy, S R ^a   Rozitis, B ^b   Green, S F ^b   Fitzsimmons, A ^c   Snodgrass, C ^d   Hsieh, H H ^e   Hainaut, O ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comets: individual: 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko; Infrared: planetary systems; Methods: data analysis; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RATIO; BEST FIT; COMET 9P/TEMPEL 1; COMETS: INDIVIDUAL: 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO; DATA SETS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; GROUND BASED; HELIOCENTRIC DISTANCES; IMAGING DATA; INFRARED: PLANETARY SYSTEMS; INVERSION TECHNIQUES; LIGHTCURVES; LUNAR SURFACE; METHODS:DATA ANALYSIS; MISSION PLANNING; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; OPTICAL PHOTOMETRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; ROSETTA; SHAPE MODEL; SPIN STATE; SPITZER; TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC; THERMAL INERTIA; THERMOPHYSICAL;

ASTRONOMY; EQUIPMENT TESTING; PHOTOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPIN DYNAMICS; THERMOANALYSIS;

SURFACES;

EID: 84869202255     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220116     Document Type: Article

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