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Table 1

Classification of the mission period according to the heliocentric distance rh of comet 67P.

Interval Date Season
Pre-perihelion (rh > 2.5 au) 2014-09-10 to 2015-01-19 NH Summer – SH Winter
Pre-perihelion (1.5 au < rh < 2 au) 2015-03-28 to 2015-06-02 NH Summer/Autumn – SH Winter/Spring
Perihelion (rh < 1.5 au) 2015-06-04 to 2015-10-20 NH Autumn/Winter – SH Spring/Summer
Post-perihelion (1.5 au < rh < 2 au) 2015-10-22 to 2015-12-28 NH Winter – SH Summer
Post-perihelion (rh > 2.5 au) 2016-03-04 to 2016-09-30 NH Winter/Spring – SH Summer/Autumn

Notes. North hemispheric and south hemispheric are abbreviated NH and SH, respectively.

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