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Exposed water ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

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  • G. Filacchione

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • M. C. De Sanctis

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • F. Capaccioni

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • A. Raponi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • F. Tosi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • M. Ciarniello

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • P. Cerroni

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • G. Piccioni

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • M. T. Capria

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • E. Palomba

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • G. Bellucci

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • S. Erard

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • D. Bockelee-Morvan

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • C. Leyrat

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • G. Arnold

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • M. A. Barucci

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • M. Fulchignoni

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • B. Schmitt

    (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG)

  • E. Quirico

    (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG)

  • R. Jaumann

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • K. Stephan

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • A. Longobardo

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • V. Mennella

    (INAF-Osservatorio di Capodimonte)

  • A. Migliorini

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • E. Ammannito

    (UCLA, Los Angeles)

  • J. Benkhoff

    (European Space Agency—ESTEC)

  • J. P. Bibring

    (Institut d’Astrophysique Spatial CNRS)

  • A. Blanco

    (Università del Salento)

  • M. I. Blecka

    (Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences)

  • R. Carlson

    (NASA JPL, Pasadena)

  • U. Carsenty

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • L. Colangeli

    (European Space Agency—ESTEC)

  • M. Combes

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • M. Combi

    (Space Physics Research Laboratory, The University of Michigan)

  • J. Crovisier

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • P. Drossart

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • T. Encrenaz

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • C. Federico

    (Università di Perugia)

  • U. Fink

    (Lunar Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona)

  • S. Fonti

    (Università del Salento)

  • W. H. Ip

    (National Central University)

  • P. Irwin

    (Oxford University)

  • E. Kuehrt

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • Y. Langevin

    (Institut d’Astrophysique Spatial CNRS)

  • G. Magni

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • T. McCord

    (Bear Fight Institute)

  • L. Moroz

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • S. Mottola

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • V. Orofino

    (Università del Salento)

  • U. Schade

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie)

  • F. Taylor

    (Oxford University)

  • D. Tiphene

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • G. P. Tozzi

    (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)

  • P. Beck

    (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG)

  • N. Biver

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • L. Bonal

    (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG)

  • J-Ph. Combe

    (Bear Fight Institute)

  • D. Despan

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • E. Flamini

    (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)

  • M. Formisano

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • S. Fornasier

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • A. Frigeri

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • D. Grassi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • M. S. Gudipati

    (NASA JPL, Pasadena)

  • D. Kappel

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • F. Mancarella

    (Università del Salento)

  • K. Markus

    (Institute for Planetary Research, DLR)

  • F. Merlin

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • R. Orosei

    (Istituto di Radioastronomia—INAF)

  • G. Rinaldi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • M. Cartacci

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • A. Cicchetti

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • S. Giuppi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • Y. Hello

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • F. Henry

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • S. Jacquinod

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • J. M. Reess

    (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/UPMC/Université Paris-Diderot)

  • R. Noschese

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • R. Politi

    (INAF-IAPS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali)

  • G. Peter

    (Institute of Optical Sensor Systems)

Abstract

Using infrared wavelengths, micrometre-sized water-ice grains have been identified on the nucleus (which is mostly coated in a dark material) of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

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  • G. Filacchione & M. C. De Sanctis & F. Capaccioni & A. Raponi & F. Tosi & M. Ciarniello & P. Cerroni & G. Piccioni & M. T. Capria & E. Palomba & G. Bellucci & S. Erard & D. Bockelee-Morvan & C. Leyrat, 2016. "Exposed water ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko," Nature, Nature, vol. 529(7586), pages 368-372, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:529:y:2016:i:7586:d:10.1038_nature16190
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16190
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