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Rosetta mission results pre-perihelion

J. Alves, C. Bertout, T. Forveille, T. Guillot and S. Shore

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527623

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Matt Taylor

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527619

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Inventory of the volatiles on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/ROSINA

Léna Le Roy, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, Andre Bieler, Christelle Briois, Ursina Calmonte, Michael R. Combi, Johan De Keyser, Frederik Dhooghe et al. (8 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526450

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ROSINA/DFMS and IES observations of 67P: Ion-neutral chemistry in the coma of a weakly outgassing comet

S. A. Fuselier, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, J. J. Berthelier, A. Bieler, C. Briois, T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, U. Calmonte, G. Cessateur et al. (25 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526210

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Distribution of water around the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 3.4 AU from the Sun as seen by the MIRO instrument on Rosetta

N. Biver, M. Hofstadter, S. Gulkis, D. Bockelée-Morvan, M. Choukroun, E. Lellouch, F. P. Schloerb, L. Rezac, W. H. Ip, C. Jarchow et al. (6 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526094

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Composition-dependent outgassing of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from ROSINA/DFMS - Implications for nucleus heterogeneity?

A. Luspay-Kuti, M. Hässig, S. A. Fuselier, K. E. Mandt, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, S. Gasc, A. Jäckel, L. Le Roy, M. Rubin et al. (8 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526205

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Spatial and diurnal variation of water outgassing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed from Rosetta/MIRO in August 2014

S. Lee, P. von Allmen, M. Allen, G. Beaudin, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, M. Choukroun, J. Crovisier, P. Encrenaz, M. Frerking et al. (16 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526155

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First observations of H₂O and CO₂ vapor in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko made by VIRTIS onboard Rosetta

D. Bockelée-Morvan, V. Debout, S. Erard, C. Leyrat, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, N. Fougere, P. Drossart, G. Arnold, M. Combi et al. (22 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526303

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Comparison of 3D kinetic and hydrodynamic models to ROSINA-COPS measurements of the neutral coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Andre Bieler, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, Ursina Calmonte, Michael Combi, Johan De Keyser, Björn Fiethe, Nicolas Fougere, Stephen Fuselier et al. (15 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526178

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Measurements of the near-nucleus coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Alice far-ultraviolet spectrograph on Rosetta

Paul D. Feldman, Michael F. A’Hearn, Jean-Loup Bertaux, Lori M. Feaga, Joel Wm. Parker, Rebecca Schindhelm, Andrew J. Steffl, S. Alan Stern, Harold A. Weaver, Holger Sierks and Jean-Baptiste Vincent

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525925

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Large-scale dust jets in the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the OSIRIS instrument onboard Rosetta

L. M. Lara, S. Lowry, J.-B. Vincent, P. J. Gutiérrez, A. Rożek, F. La Forgia, N. Oklay, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (47 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526103

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Optical observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with the Nordic Optical Telescope - Comet activity before the solar conjunction

B. Zaprudin, H. J. Lehto, K. Nilsson, T. Pursimo, A. Somero, C. Snodgrass and R. Schulz

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525703

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Morphology and dynamics of the jets of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Early-phase development

Z.-Y. Lin, W.-H. Ip, I.-L. Lai, J.-C. Lee, J.-B. Vincent, L. M. Lara, D. Bodewits, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (40 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525961

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What drives the dust activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko?

B. Gundlach, J. Blum, H. U. Keller and Y. V. Skorov

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525828

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GIADA: shining a light on the monitoring of the comet dust production from the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

V. Della Corte, A. Rotundi, M. Fulle, E. Gruen, P. Weissman, R. Sordini, M. Ferrari, S. Ivanovski, F. Lucarelli, M. Accolla et al. (30 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526208

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Rotating dust particles in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

M. Fulle, S. L. Ivanovski, I. Bertini, P. Gutierrez, L. Lara, H. Sierks, V. Zakharov, V. Della Corte, A. Rotundi, C. Barbieri et al. (36 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526158

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Dust Impact Monitor (SESAME-DIM) measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Harald Krüger, Klaus J. Seidensticker, Hans-Herbert Fischer, Thomas Albin, Istvan Apathy, Walter Arnold, Alberto Flandes, Attila Hirn, Masanori Kobayashi, Alexander Loose et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526400

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Orbital elements of the material surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

B. J. R. Davidsson, P. J. Gutiérrez, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, H. Rickman, H. U. Keller, J. Agarwal et al. (37 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525841

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Redistribution of particles across the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

N. Thomas, B. Davidsson, M. R. El-Maarry, S. Fornasier, L. Giacomini, A. G. Gracia-Berná, S. F. Hviid, W.-H. Ip, L. Jorda, H. U. Keller et al. (45 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526049

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Characteristics of the dust trail of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: an application of the IMEX model

R. H. Soja, M. Sommer, J. Herzog, J. Agarwal, J. Rodmann, R. Srama, J. Vaubaillon, P. Strub, A. Hornig, L. Bausch and E. Grün

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526184

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Search for satellites near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta/OSIRIS images

I. Bertini, P. J. Gutiérrez, L. M. Lara, F. Marzari, F. Moreno, M. Pajola, F. La Forgia, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. Lamy et al. (37 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525979

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Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU

H. Nilsson, G. Stenberg Wieser, E. Behar, C. Simon Wedlund, E. Kallio, H. Gunell, N. J. T. Edberg, A. I. Eriksson, M. Yamauchi, C. Koenders et al. (21 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526142

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Rosetta observations of solar wind interaction with the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, G. Clark, C. Koenders, E. Behar, R. Goldstein, S. A. Fuselier, K. E. Mandt, P. Mokashi and M. Samara

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526046

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Solar wind sputtering of dust on the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Peter Wurz, Martin Rubin, Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, André Bieler, Ursina Calmonte, Johan De Keyser, Björn Fiethe, Stephen A. Fuselier et al. (9 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525980

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Negatively charged nano-grains at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

T. I. Gombosi, J. L. Burch and M. Horányi

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526316

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Suprathermal electron environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Observations from the Rosetta Ion and Electron Sensor

G. Clark, T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, G. A. Collinson, T. Cravens, R. A. Frahm, J. Goldstein, R. Goldstein, K. Mandt, P. Mokashi et al. (2 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526351

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OSIRIS observations of meter-sized exposures of H₂O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments

A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, M. R. El-Maarry, M. Pajola, O. Groussin, A.-T. Auger, N. Oklay, S. Fornasier, C. Feller, B. Davidsson et al. (45 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525977

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Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images

M. R. El-Maarry, N. Thomas, L. Giacomini, M. Massironi, M. Pajola, R. Marschall, A. Gracia-Berná, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. L. Lamy et al. (44 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525723

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Far-UV phase dependence and surface characteristics of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as observed with Rosetta Alice

L. M. Feaga, S. Protopapa, R. Schindhelm, S. A. Stern, M. F. A’Hearn, J.-L. Bertaux, P. D. Feldman, J. Wm. Parker, A. J. Steffl and H. A. Weaver

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526671

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Dark side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Aug.–Oct. 2014 - MIRO/Rosetta continuum observations of polar night in the southern regions

M. Choukroun, S. Keihm, F. P. Schloerb, S. Gulkis, E. Lellouch, C. Leyrat, P. von Allmen, N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier et al. (13 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526181

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MIRO observations of subsurface temperatures of the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

F. Peter Schloerb, Stephen Keihm, Paul von Allmen, Mathieu Choukroun, Emmanuel Lellouch, Cedric Leyrat, Gerard Beaudin, Nicolas Biver, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, Jacques Crovisier et al. (13 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526152

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Spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the OSIRIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA spacecraft

S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, M. A. Barucci, C. Feller, S. Besse, C. Leyrat, L. Lara, P. J. Gutierrez, N. Oklay, C. Tubiana et al. (44 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525901

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Photometric properties of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from VIRTIS-M onboard Rosetta

M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, A. Raponi, F. Tosi, M. C. De Sanctis, M. T. Capria, S. Erard, D. Bockelee-Morvan, C. Leyrat et al. (10 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526307

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Gravitational slopes, geomorphology, and material strengths of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations

O. Groussin, L. Jorda, A.-T. Auger, E. Kührt, R. Gaskell, C. Capanna, F. Scholten, F. Preusker, P. Lamy, S. Hviid et al. (42 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526379

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Shape model, reference system definition, and cartographic mapping standards for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – Stereo-photogrammetric analysis of Rosetta/OSIRIS image data

F. Preusker, F. Scholten, K.-D. Matz, T. Roatsch, K. Willner, S. F. Hviid, J. Knollenberg, L. Jorda, P. J. Gutiérrez, E. Kührt et al. (35 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526349

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Insolation, erosion, and morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

H. U. Keller, S. Mottola, B. Davidsson, S. E. Schröder, Y. Skorov, E. Kührt, O. Groussin, M. Pajola, S. F. Hviid, F. Preusker et al. (37 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525964

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Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations

A.-T. Auger, O. Groussin, L. Jorda, S. Bouley, R. Gaskell, P. L. Lamy, C. Capanna, N. Thomas, A. Pommerol, H. Sierks et al. (41 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525947

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Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

O. Groussin, H. Sierks, C. Barbieri, P. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, H. Rickman, H. U. Keller, M. F. A’Hearn, A.-T. Auger et al. (38 more)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527020

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Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Maurizio Pajola, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Carsten Güttler, Jui-Chi Lee, Ivano Bertini, Matteo Massironi, Emanuele Simioni, Francesco Marzari, Lorenza Giacomini, Alice Lucchetti et al. (48 more)

Published online: 30 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525975