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New gravity field of comet 67P/C-G based on Rosetta's Doppler and optical data

Authors :
Laurent-Varin, Julien
James, Théo
Marty, Jean-Charles
Jorda, Laurent
Maistre, Sebastien Le
Gaskell, Robert
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We provide a new gravity field of Comet 67P-C/G up to degree 4. We detect mass heterogeneity in the comet nucleus. The loss of mass is restimated at 0.28\% of the comet's total mass (3 times larger than previous estimate). Comparison of the gravity field between pre- and post-perihelion allowed us to measure a shift in the comet's center of gravity of 35 m northward, attributed to ice sublimation process.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2409.02692
Document Type :
Working Paper