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Comet 67P/CG Nucleus Composition and Comparison to Other Comets

Mottola, Stefano; Kappel, David; Oklay, Nilda +9 more

We review our current knowledge of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus composition as inferred from measurements made by remote sensing and in-situ instruments aboard Rosetta orbiter and Philae lander. Spectrophotometric properties (albedos, color indexes and Hapke parameters) of 67P/CG derived by Rosetta are discussed in the context of other …