The thermal, mechanical, structural, and dielectric properties of cometary nuclei after Rosetta

O Groussin, N Attree, Y Brouet, V Ciarletti… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
The physical properties of cometary nuclei observed today relate to their complex history
and help to constrain their formation and evolution. In this article, we review some of the …

Planetary caves: A solar system view of processes and products

JJ Wynne, JE Mylroie, TN Titus… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We provide the first solar system wide compendium of speleogenic processes and products.
An examination of 15 solar system bodies revealed that six cave‐forming processes occur …

Alignment of fractures on Bennu's boulders indicative of rapid asteroid surface evolution

M Delbo, KJ Walsh, C Matonti, J Wilkerson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
On asteroids, fractures develop due to stresses driven by diurnal temperature variations at
spatial scales ranging from sub-millimetres to metres. However, the timescales of such rock …

Automatic characterization of boulders on planetary surfaces from high‐resolution satellite images

NC Prieur, B Amaro, E Gonzalez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Boulders form from a variety of geological processes, which their size, shape, and
orientation may help us better understand. Furthermore, they represent potential hazards to …

A quantitative description of comet 67P's dust and gas production remains enigmatic

D Bischoff, C Schuckart, N Attree… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The mechanism of dust emission from a cometary nucleus is still an open question and
thermophysical models have problems reproducing outgassing and dust productions rates …

Surface morphology of comets and associated evolutionary processes: a review of Rosetta's observations of 67p/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

MR El-Maarry, O Groussin, HU Keller, N Thomas… - Space science …, 2019 - Springer
Comets can be regarded as active planetary bodies because they display evidence for
nearly all fundamental geological processes, which include impact cratering, tectonism, and …

Tensile strength of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko nucleus material from overhangs

N Attree, O Groussin, L Jorda, D Nébouy… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
We directly measured twenty overhanging cliffs on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–
Gerasimenko extracted from the latest shape model and estimated the minimum tensile …

Implications for ice stability and particle ejection from high‐resolution temperature modeling of asteroid (101955) Bennu

B Rozitis, JP Emery, MA Siegler… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The finding by the OSIRIS‐REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and
Security‐Regolith Explorer) mission that its target (101955) Bennu is an active asteroid has …

Network of thermal cracks in meteorites due to temperature variations: new experimental evidence and implications for asteroid surfaces

G Libourel, C Ganino, M Delbo… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, several studies have shown the importance of thermal fracturing of rocks
due to temperature variations, on The Earth and Mars. Rock thermal cracking might also be …

Local manifestations of cometary activity

JB Vincent, T Farnham, E Kührt, Y Skorov… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
Comets are made of volatile and refractory material and naturally experience various
degrees of sublimation as they orbit around the Sun. This gas release, accompanied by …