Seasonal variations in source regions of the dust jets on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Lai, I. L.; Ip, W. H.; Lee, J. C.; Lin, Z. Y.; Vicent, J. B.; Oklay, N.; Sierks, H.; Barbieri, C.; Lamy, Philippe; Rodrigo, Rafael; Koschny, D.; Rickman, H.; Keller, H. U.; Agarwal, J.; Barucci, M. A.; Bertaux, J. L.; Bertini, I.; Bodewits, D.; Boudreault, S.; Cremonese, G.; Da Deppo, V.; Davidsson, B. J. R.; Debei, S.; De Cecco, M.; Deller, J.; Fornasier, S.; Fulle, M.; Groussin, O.; Gutiérrez, Pedro J.; Güttler, C.; Hofmann, M.; Hviid, S. F.; Jorda, L.; Knollenberg, J.; Kovács, G.; kramm, J. R.; Kührt, E.; Küppers, M.; Lara, L. M.; Lazzarin, M.; López Moreno, J. J.; Marzari, F.; Naletto, G.; Shi, X.; Tubiana, C.; Thomas, N.

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Title:	Seasonal variations in source regions of the dust jets on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Authors:	Lai, I. L. Ip, W. H. Lee, J. C. Lin, Z. Y. Vicent, J. B. Oklay, N. Sierks, H. Barbieri, C. Lamy, Philippe Rodrigo, Rafael Koschny, D. Rickman, H. Keller, H. U. Agarwal, J. Barucci, M. A. Bertaux, J. L. Bertini, I. Bodewits, D. Boudreault, S. Cremonese, G. Da Deppo, V. Davidsson, B. J. R. Debei, S. De Cecco, M. Deller, J. Fornasier, S. Fulle, M. Groussin, O. Gutiérrez, Pedro J. Güttler, C. Hofmann, M. Hviid, S. F. Jorda, L. Knollenberg, J. Kovács, G. kramm, J. R. Kührt, E. Küppers, M. Lara, L. M. Lazzarin, M. López Moreno, J. J. Marzari, F. Naletto, G. Shi, X. Tubiana, C. Thomas, N.
Keywords:	Comets: individuals: 67P;Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Issue Date:	20-Sep-2019
Publisher:	EDP Sciences
DOI:	10.1051/0004-6361/201732094
Published version:	https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2019/10/aa32094-17/aa32094-17.html
Citation:	Astronomy and Astrophysics 630: A17(2019)
Abstract:	Aims. We investigate the surface distribution of the source regions of dust jets on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as a function of time. Methods. The dust jet source regions were traced by the comprehensive imaging data set provided by the OSIRIS scientific camera. Results. We show in detail how the projected footpoints of the dust jets and hence the outgassing zone would move in consonance with the sunlit belt. Furthermore, a number of source regions characterized by repeated jet activity might be the result of local topographical variations or compositional heterogeneities. Conclusions. The spatial and temporal variations in source regions of the dust jets are influenced significantly by the seasonal effect. The strong dependence on the solar zenith angle and local time could be related to the gas sublimation process driven by solar insolation on a surface layer of low thermal inertia.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/371
E-ISSN:	1432-0746
ISSN:	0004-6361
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