The Rosetta mission orbiter science overview: the comet phase
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The international Rosetta mission was launched in 2004 and consists of the orbiter
spacecraft Rosetta and the lander Philae. The aim of the mission is to map the comet …
spacecraft Rosetta and the lander Philae. The aim of the mission is to map the comet …
Atmospheric escape from unmagnetized bodies
The upper atmospheres of unmagnetized solar system bodies interact more directly with
their local plasma environment than their counterparts on magnetized bodies such as Earth …
their local plasma environment than their counterparts on magnetized bodies such as Earth …
Ionospheric plasma of comet 67P probed by Rosetta at 3 AU from the Sun
We propose to identify the main sources of ionization of the plasma in the coma of comet
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at different locations in the coma and to quantify their relative …
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at different locations in the coma and to quantify their relative …
Cold and warm electrons at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Context. Strong electron cooling on the neutral gas in cometary comae has been predicted
for a long time, but actual measurements of low electron temperature are scarce. Aims. Our …
for a long time, but actual measurements of low electron temperature are scarce. Aims. Our …
The birth and growth of a solar wind cavity around a comet – Rosetta observations
The Rosetta mission provided detailed observations of the growth of a cavity in the solar
wind around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. As the comet approached the Sun, the …
wind around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. As the comet approached the Sun, the …
Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P during the Rosetta mission as seen by RPC-ICA
Rosetta has followed comet 67P from low activity at more than 3.6 au heliocentric distance to
high activity at perihelion (1.24 au) and then out again. We provide a general overview of the …
high activity at perihelion (1.24 au) and then out again. We provide a general overview of the …
Characterizing cometary electrons with kappa distributions
The Rosetta spacecraft has escorted comet 67P/Churyumov‐Gerasimenko since 6 August
2014 and has offered an unprecedented opportunity to study plasma physics in the coma …
2014 and has offered an unprecedented opportunity to study plasma physics in the coma …
Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko-Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU
Context. The Rosetta spacecraft is escorting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a
heliocentric distance of> 3.6 AU, where the comet activity was low, until perihelion at 1.24 …
heliocentric distance of> 3.6 AU, where the comet activity was low, until perihelion at 1.24 …
RPC observation of the development and evolution of plasma interaction boundaries at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
One of the primary objectives of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium, a suite of five plasma
instruments on-board the Rosetta spacecraft, is to observe the formation and evolution of …
instruments on-board the Rosetta spacecraft, is to observe the formation and evolution of …
Mass loading at 67P/Churyumov‐Gerasimenko: A case study
We study the dynamics of the interaction between the solar wind ions and a partially ionized
atmosphere around a comet, at a distance of 2.88 AU from the Sun during a period of low …
atmosphere around a comet, at a distance of 2.88 AU from the Sun during a period of low …