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Cometary Outgassing

Cometary Outgassing is the process by which volatile compounds sublimate from a comet's nucleus into space due to solar heating, distinguishing it from other forms of planetary or atmospheric gas release through its occurrence in small icy bodies on highly elliptical orbits.

218

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11.6K

Citations

775

Authors

289

Institutions

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2017–2026

58

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Publications

218

Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars

V. Formisano, S. K. Atreya, T. Encrenaz et al. · Science · 2004 · 764 citations

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Terrestrial mass extinctions, cometary impacts and the Sun's motion perpendicular to the galactic plane

Michael R. Rampino, Richard B. Stothers · Nature · 1984 · 294 citations

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Exposed Water Ice Deposits on the Surface of Comet 9P/Tempel 1

J. M. Sunshine, Michael F. A’Hearn, O. Groussin et al. · Science · 2006 · 261 citations

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Time variability and heterogeneity in the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

M. Hässig, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger et al. · Science · 2015 · 261 citations

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Subsurface properties and early activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

S. Gulkis, M. Allen, Paul von Allmen et al. · Science · 2015 · 248 citations · Full text

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Authors

775

  1. NB
    N. Biver

    Observatoire de Paris, France

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

    h-index

  2. DB
    D. Bockelée–Morvan

    Observatoire de Paris, France

    22 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

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  3. JC
    J. Crovisier

    Observatoire de Paris, France

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

    19

    h-index

  4. WI
    W.-H. Ip

    National Central University, Taiwan

    13 publications · 860 citations

    13

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  5. LJ
    L. Jordá

    Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France

    12 publications · 610 citations

    12

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1–5 of 775

Institutions

289

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    31 h-index

    179 publications

    12.7K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

    27 h-index

    139 publications

    13.1K citations

  3. Observatoire de Paris

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    133 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique

    Meudon, France

    23 h-index

    120 publications

    11.7K citations

  5. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    107 publications

    8.4K citations

  6. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    20 h-index

    58 publications

    5.5K citations

  7. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    90 publications

    5.7K citations

  8. Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, Germany

    18 h-index

    39 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    39 publications · 2.2K citations

    28

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

    20

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 18 publications · 569 citations

    15

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  4. 14

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  5. Science

    12 publications · 2.1K citations

    12

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