Constraints on the subsurface structure and density of the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Arecibo radar observations

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 568, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kamoun, P ^a   Lamy, P L ^b   Toth, I ^b,c   Herique, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c KONKOLY OBSERVATORY   (Hungary)

^d LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Comets: individual: 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko; Techniques: radar astronomy

Indexed keywords

LANDING; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR ASTRONOMY; RADAR SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION;

67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO; COMETS: GENERAL; COMETS: INDIVIDUAL: 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 84905668384     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423544     Document Type: Article

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