Lee, J.-C. and Massironi, M. and Ip, W.-H. and Giacomini, L. and Ferrari, S. and Penasa, L. and El-Maarry, Mohamed Ramy and Pajola, M. and Lai, I.-L. and Lin, Z.-Y. and Ferri, F. and Sierks, H. and Barbieri, C. and Lamy, P. and Rodrigo, R. and Koschny, D. and Rickman, H. and Keller, H.U. and Agarwal, J. and A’Hearn, M.F. and Barucci, M.A. and Bertaux, J.-L. and Bertini, I. and Cremonese, G. and Da Deppo, V. and Davidsson, B. and Debei, S. and De Cecco, M. and Deller, J. and Fornasier, S. and Fulle, M. and Groussin, O. and Gutiérrez, P. J. and Güttler, C. and Hofmann, M. and Hviid, S.F. and Jorda, L. and Knollenberg, J. and Kovacs, G. and Kramm, J.-R. and Kührt, E. and Küppers, M. and Lara, L.M. and Lazzarin, M. and Marzari, F. and Lopez Moreno, J.J. and Naletto, G. and Oklay, N. and Shi, X. and Thomas, N. and Tubiana, C. and Vincent, J.-B. (2017) Geomorphological mapping of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s Southern hemisphere. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 462 (Suppl_), S573-S592. ISSN 0035-8711.
Abstract
In 2015 May, the Southern hemisphere of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko became visible by the OSIRIS cameras on-board the Rosetta spacecraft. The resolution was high enough to carry out a detailed analysis of the surface morphology, which is quite different from the Northern hemisphere. Previous works show that fine particle deposits are the most extensive geological unit in the Northern hemisphere. In contrast, the Southern hemisphere is dominated by outcropping consolidated terrain. In this work, we provide geomorphological maps of the Southern hemisphere with the distinction of both geological units and linear features. The geomorphological maps described in this study allow us to gain a better understanding of the processes shaping the comet nucleus and the distribution of primary structures such as fractures and strata.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2018 16:26 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:45 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/24737 |
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