Evidence for thermokarst depressions on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: An interplanetary comparison
International audience Aims. The nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is ice rich and shows evidence of morphologies driven by sublimation processes. In particular, the fine-particle deposits (FPD) that cover its surface reveal depressions of many tens of meters. A detailed analysis of t...
Published in: | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03821067 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03821067v1/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03821067v1/file/Bouquety%202022.pdf https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142417 |