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The changing temperature of the nucleus of comet 67P induced by morphological and seasonal effects

Bellucci, G.; Kührt, E.; Mottola, S. +31 more

Knowledge of the surface temperature distribution on a comet's nucleus and its temporal evolution at different timescales is key to constraining its thermophysical properties and understanding the physical processes that take place at and below the surface. Here we report on time-resolved maps of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko retrieved on the ba…