Water and carbon dioxide distribution in the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko coma from VIRTIS-M infrared observations

Context. Studying the coma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is one of the primary scientific goals of the VIRTIS experiment on the ESA Rosetta mission. Aims. The distribution and variability of water vapour and carbon dioxide in the comet's coma are needed to estimate their...

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Main Authors: Migliorini, A, Piccioni, G, Capaccioni, F, Filacchione, G, Bockelee-Morvan, D, Erard, S, Leyrat, C, Combi, MR, Fougere, N, Crovisier, J, Taylor, FW, De Sanctis, MC, Capria, MT, Grassi, D, Rinaldi, G, Tozzi, GP, Fink, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016