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Abstract
The physical properties of cometary nuclei observed today relate to their complex history and help to constrain their formation and evolution. In this article, we review some of the main physical properties of cometary nuclei and focus in particular on the thermal, mechanical, structural and dielectric properties, emphasizing the progress made during the Rosetta mission. Comets have a low density of 480 $\pm$ 220 kg m-3 and a low permittivity of 1.9 - 2.0, consistent with a high porosity of 70 - 80 %, are weak with a very low global tensile strength $
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 66 |
Journal | Space Science Reviews |
Early online date | 2 May 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2 May 2019 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- astro-ph.EP
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Comet science: Rosetta and beyond
Snodgrass, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research