Fig. 20

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Evolution of the mean latitude of the bulk of outgassing (jet) water, methanol, and ammonia from July 2014 to September 2016. The red stars show the latitude of the subsolar point, which crosses the equator at the comet equinoxes, 95 days before perihelion and 220 days after. The green dotted line corresponds to the average latitude of the facets that receive the maximum solar flux.

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