Studies of the ice on Rosetta’s comet

First study : water ice

The first work, carried out by S. Fornasier, astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory and lecturer at the University, highlights, thanks to the data furnished by the imaging system OSIRIS, seasonal and even daily colour variations of the nucleus.

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Second study : carbon ice

Thanks to the data furnished by the spectro-imager VIRTIS, a second piece of research to which have contributed scientists from the Paris Observatory highlights the first ever dection of CO2 ice on the surface of a cometary nucleus.

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Dernière modification le 21 décembre 2021