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Simulation of cometary jets in interaction with the solar wind

Glassmeier, K. -H.; Koenders, C.; Motschmann, U. +3 more

The influence of cometary jets on the solar wind interaction is studied with a 3D hybrid simulation. Anisotropic outgassing patterns were until recently not considered in cometary simulations, despite strong anisotropies found at observations. Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the target of the ROSETTA mission, was chosen as a case study for a simu…