Seasonal exposure of carbon dioxide ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. by Filacchione, G, Raponi, A, Capaccioni, F, Ciarniello, M, Tosi, F, Capria, M, De Sanctis, M, Migliorini, A, Piccioni, G, Cerroni, P, Barucci, M, Fornasier, S, Schmitt, B, Quirico, E, Erard, S, Bockelee-Morvan, D, Leyrat, C, Arnold, G, Mennella, V, Ammannito, E, Bellucci, G, Benkhoff, J, Bibring, J, Blanco, A, Blecka, M, Carlson, R, Carsenty, U, Colangeli, L, Combes, M, Combi, M, Crovisier, J, Drossart, P, Encrenaz, T, Federico, C, Fink, U, Fonti, S, Fulchignoni, M, Ip, W, Irwin, P, Jaumann, R, Kuehrt, E, Langevin, Y, Magni, G, McCord, T, Moroz, L, Mottola, S, Palomba, E, Schade, U, Stephan, K, Taylor, F, Tiphene, D, Tozzi, G, Beck, P, Biver, N, Bonal, L, Combe, J, Despan, D, Flamini, E, Formisano, M, Frigeri, A, Grassi, D, Gudipati, M, Kappel, D, Longobardo, A, Mancarella, F, Markus, K, Merlin, F, Orosei, R, Rinaldi, G, Cartacci, M, Cicchetti, A, Hello, Y, Henry, F, Jacquinod, S, Reess, J, Noschese, R, Politi, R, Peter, G

“…The presence of CO2 ice is interpreted as the result of the extreme seasonal changes induced by the rotation and orbit of the comet.…”

Summer outbursts in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as observed by Rosetta-VIRTIS by Rinaldi, G, Bockelée-Morvan, D, Ciarniello, M, Tozzi, GP, Capaccioni, F, Ivanovski, SL, Filacchione, G, Fink, U, Doose, L, Taylor, F, Kappel, D, Erard, S, Leyrat, C, Raponi, A, D'Aversa, E, Capria, MT, Longobardo, A, Palomba, E, Tosi, F, Migliorini, A, Rotundi, A, Della Corte, V, Salatti, M

“…We present an analysis of transient events observed by the Visible InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, instrument aboard Rosetta, for the dates of 2015 August 10, September 13 and 14, during the two months surrounding the comet perihelion passage of the Rosetta spacecraft. …”

Investigation into the disparate origin of CO2 and H2O outgassing for Comet 67/P by Fink, U, Doose, L, Rinaldi, G, Bieler, A, Capaccioni, F, Bockelee-Morvan, D, Filacchione, G, Erard, S, Leyrat, C, Blecka, M, Capria, MT, Combi, M, Crovisier, J, De Sanctis, MC, Fougere, N, Taylor, F, Migliorini, A, Piccioni, G

“…Furthermore for the data on April 27, the CO₂ evolves almost exclusively from the southern hemisphere, a region of the comet that has not received solar illumination since the comet's last perihelion passage. …”

Refractory and semi-volatile organics at the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: insights from the VIRTIS/Rosetta imaging spectrometer by Quirico, E, Moroz, LV, Schmitt, B, Arnold, G, Faure, M, Beck, P, Bonal, L, Ciarniello, M, Capaccioni, F, Filacchione, G, Erard, S, Leyrat, C, Bockelee-Morvan, D, Zinzi, A, Palomba, E, Drossart, P, Tosi, F, Capria, MT, De Sanctis, MC, Raponi, A, Fonti, S, Mancarella, F, Orofino, V, Barucci, A, Blecka, MI, Carlson, R, Despan, D, Faure, A, Fornasier, S, Gudipati, MS, Longobardo, A, Markus, K, Mennella, V, Merlin, F, Piccioni, G, Rousseau, B, Taylor, F, Rosetta VIRTIS Team

“…The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft has performed extensive spectral mapping of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the range 0.3-5μm. …”

VIRTIS-H observations of the dust coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Spectral properties and color temperature variability with phase and elevation by Bockelée-Morvan, D, Leyrat, C, Erard, S, Andrieu, F, Capaccioni, F, Filacchione, G, Hasselmann, PH, Crovisier, J, Drossart, P, Arnold, G, Ciarniello, M, Kappel, D, Longobardo, A, Capria, MT, De Sanctis, MC, Rinaldi, G, Taylor, F

“…<p>We analyze 2&ndash;5&nbsp;<em>&mu;</em>m spectroscopic observations of the dust coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko obtained with the Visible InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-H) instrument on board Rosetta from 3 June to 29 October 2015 at heliocentric distances&nbsp;<em>r</em>_h&nbsp;= 1.24&ndash;1.55 AU. …”

Analysis of night-side dust activity on comet 67P observed by VIRTIS-M: a new method to constrain the thermal inertia on the surface by Rinaldi, G, Formisano, M, Kappel, D, Capaccioni, F, Bockelée-Morvan, D, Cheng, YC, Vincent, JB, Deshapriya, P, Arnold, G, Capria, MT, Ciarniello, M, D'Aversa, E, de Sanctis, MC, Doose, L, Erard, S, Federico, C, Filacchione, G, Fink, U, Leyrat, C, Longobardo, A, Magni, G, Migliorini, A, Mottola, S, Naletto, G, Raponi, A, Taylor, F, Tosi, F, Tozzi, GP, Salatti, M

“…On 2015 July 18, near perihelion at a heliocentric distance of 1.28 au, the Visible InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-M) on board the Rosetta spacecraft had the opportunity of observing dust activity in the inner coma with a view of the night side (shadowed side) of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. At the time of the measurements we present here, we observe a dust plume that originates on the far side of the nucleus. …”

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

“…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. …”

Cometary coma dust size distribution from in situ IR spectra by Rinaldi, G, Della Corte, V, Fulle, M, Capaccioni, F, Rotundi, A, Ivanovski, SL, Bockelée-Morvan, D, Filacchione, G, D’Aversa, E, Capria, MT, Tozzi, GP, Erard, S, Leyrat, C, Palomba, E, Longobardo, A, Ciarniello, M, Taylor, F, Mottola, S, Salatti, M

“…Here, we investigate the dust size distribution in 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/CG) using data from the Rosetta spacecraft that was in close proximity to the comet from 2014 August to 2016 September. The Visual, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS-M), spectral range of 0.25&#x2013;5 &#x3BC;m, and the Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator (GIADA), both part of the Rosetta payload, together provide a powerful means to characterize the dust coma properties. …”

Analysis of Rosetta/VIRTIS spectra of earth using observations from ENVISAT/AATSR, TERRA/MODIS and ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY, and radiative-transfer simulations by Hurley, J, Irwin, P, Adriani, A, Moriconi, M, Oliva, F, Capaccioni, F, Smith, A, Filacchione, G, Tosi, F, Thomas, G

“…Rosetta, the Solar System cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme, consists of an orbiter and a lander, and is due to arrive at the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in May 2014. Following its 2004 launch, Rosetta carried out a series of planetary fly-bys and gravitational assists. …”

Analysis of Rosetta/VIRTIS spectra of earth using observations from ENVISAT/AATSR, TERRA/MODIS and ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY, and radiative-transfer simulations by Hurley, J, Irwin, P, Adriani, A, Moriconi, M, Oliva, F, Capaccioni, F, Smith, A, Filacchione, G, Tosi, F, Thomas, G

“…Rosetta, the Solar System cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme, consists of an orbiter and a lander, and is due to arrive at the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in May 2014. Following its 2004 launch, Rosetta carried out a series of planetary fly-bys and gravitational assists. …”