Cometary Science: Insights from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko [Paperback]

This book gives a status report on where we stand today in studies of cometary nuclei and their immediate environment. The papers were derived from a Horizon 2020 project called MiARD (Multi-instrument Analysis of Rosetta Data), which was designed to use multiple datasets from the Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to place further constraints on the properties of the nucleus of the comet and its immediate environment.

The individual chapters are the result of a significant effort by leading researchers to establish clear statements on what we know from current cometary data. Based on a workshop held in 2018 at the International Space Sciences Institute, the book focuses on the nucleus itself and the relationship between the surface properties and the observed outgassing. Additionally, it makes a first critical assessment of the Rosetta dataset, establishing what would be an appropriate next step in cometary research.

Previously published in Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection Comets: Post 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko Perspectives

0. Preface.- 1. Cometary NucleiFrom Giotto to Rosetta Horst Uwe Keller, Ekkehard K?hrt.- 2. Surface Morphology of Comets and Associated Evolutionary Processes: A Review of Rosettas Observations of 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko M. R. El-Maarry, O. Groussin, et al..- 3. Comet 67P/CG Nucleus Composition and Comparison to Other Comets Gianrico Filacchione, Olivier Groussin, et al..-4. Local Manifestations of Cometary Activity Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Tony Farnham, et al.- 5. The Thermal, Mechanical, Structural, and Dielectric Properties of Cometary Nuclei After Rosetta O. Groussin, N. Attree, et al.-Correction to: The Thermal, Mechanical, Structural, and Dielectric Properties of Cometary Nuclei After Rosetta O. Groussin, N. Attree, et al.-6. Cometary comae-surface links R. Marschall etl3Ž