The Rosetta mission orbiter science overview: the comet phase
MGGT Taylor, N Altobelli… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
Imaging plasma density structures in the soft X-rays generated by solar wind charge exchange with neutrals
Both heliophysics and planetary physics seek to understand the complex nature of the solar
wind's interaction with solar system obstacles like Earth's magnetosphere, the ionospheres …
wind's interaction with solar system obstacles like Earth's magnetosphere, the ionospheres …
Structure and evolution of the diamagnetic cavity at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
C Goetz, C Koenders, KC Hansen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The long duration of the Rosetta mission allows us to study the evolution of the diamagnetic
cavity at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in detail. From 2015 April to 2016 February …
cavity at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in detail. From 2015 April to 2016 February …
Ionospheric plasma of comet 67P probed by Rosetta at 3 AU from the Sun
M Galand, KL Héritier, E Odelstad… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …
The science of sungrazers, sunskirters, and other near-sun comets
This review addresses our current understanding of comets that venture close to the Sun,
and are hence exposed to much more extreme conditions than comets that are typically …
and are hence exposed to much more extreme conditions than comets that are typically …
A MAVEN case study of radial IMF at Mars: Impacts on the dayside ionosphere
The solar wind interaction with Mars controls the transfer of energy and momentum from the
solar wind into the magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, driving structure, and …
solar wind into the magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, driving structure, and …
Cold and warm electrons at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
AI Eriksson, IAD Engelhardt, M André… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …