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- 2017 Interior of 67P/C-G comet as seen by CONSERT bistatic radar on Rosetta
- 2016Cosmochemical implications of CONSERT permittivity characterization of 67P/CG
- 2016An interpretation of the CONSERT and SESAME-PP results based on new permittivity measurements of porous water ice and ice-basaltic/organic dust mixtures suggests an increase of porosity with depth in 67P
- 2016Looking at Comet 67P Sub-surface in the Vicinity of Abydos
- 2016Characterizing the interior of 67P in the vicinity of Abydos
- 2016Cosmochemical implications of CONSERT permittivity characterization of 67P/C-G
- 2016Heterogeneities of 67P nucleus seen by CONSERT in the vicinity of Abydos
- 2016Mineralogical Implications of CONSERT Permittivity Characterization of 67P
- 2016Effect of meter-scale heterogeneities inside 67P nucleus on CONSERT data
- 2015Insights gained from Data Measured by the CONSERT Instrument during Philae's Descent onto 67P/C-G's surface
- 2015Broadband permittivity measurements on porous planetary regoliths simulants, in relation with the Rosetta mission to 67P/C-G
- 2015CONSERT Radar Investigations of the Shallow Subsurface of Comet 67P, in the Vicinity of the Philae Lander
- 2015Broadband Permittivity Measurements on Porous Planetary Soil Simulants, in Relation with the Rosetta Mission
- 2015The CONSERT Instrument during Philae's Descent onto 67P/C-G’s surface: Insights on Philae’s Attitude and the Surface Permittivity Measurements at the Agilkia-Landing-Site
- 2015Revealing the Possible Existence of a Near-Surface Gradient in Local Properties of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Nucleus Through CONSERT Measurements
- 2015The interior of 67P/C-G nucleus revealed by CONSERT measurements and simulations
- 2014Revealing the properties of Chuyurmov-Gerasimenko's shallow sub-surface through CONSERT's measurements at grazing angles
- 2009Comet nuclei primordial aggregation effects on their internal structure
- 2008Imaging of the Internal Structure of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Radiotomography CONSERT Data (Rosetta Mission) through spectral techniques
- 2008Comet nuclei aggregation and thermal simulations to prepare the Rosetta mission
- 2007Imaging of the Internal Structure of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Radiotomography CONSERT Data by Using Grid Computing Techniques (Rosetta Mission).
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Interior of 67P/C-G comet as seen by CONSERT bistatic radar on Rosetta
Abstract
The scientific objectives of the Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission (CONSERT) aboard ESA spacecraft’s Rosetta was to perform an interior characterization of comet 67P/C-G nucleus. This characterization is important to understand the formation and evolution of comets. The measurements were done by means of a bi-static sounding between Philae lander on the nucleus surface and Rosetta orbiter. CONSERT operated during 9 hours after Philae’s landing and made measurements through the small lobe (head) of 67P/ C-G. The analyses and interpretation have been done using the shape of the received signals and 3D modeling of the signal propagation. The propagation time inside the nucleus allowed us to derive the average permittivity value (1.27+/- 0.05 ) of the cometary interior. Permittivity data for ices and dust particles were compared with our measurements, providing constraints on the nucleus constituents (ices, silicates and organics) and the bulk porosity (70-85%). The shape of the received signals, very close to the calibration signal’s one, showed that no significant scattering by heterogeneities is occurring inside the nucleus. This indicates that the interior is homogeneous at a scale of a few CONSERT’s 3-m wavelengths. This conclusion lead to 3D simulations of the signal propagation in non-homogeneous nuclei models, to define the sensitivity of CONSERT to detect potential inhomogeneities and to find constrains on the internal structures in terms of size and composition at a scale commensurate with the wavelength. Given the high bulk porosity of 75% inside the sounded part of the nucleus, a likely model would be obtained by a mixture, at 3m-size scale, of voids (vacuum) and blobs with material made of ices and dust with a porosity above 60%. The absence of any pulse spreading by scattering excludes heterogeneities with higher contrast (0.25) and larger size (3m) (but remaining on the few wavelengths scale, since larger scales can be responsible for multipath propagation). These very important results provide clues to a better understanding of the comet formation processes.