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Suprathermal electron environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Observations from the Rosetta Ion and Electron Sensor

G. Clark, T. W. Broiles, J. L. Burch, G. Collinson, T. E. Cravens, R. A. Frahm, J. Goldstein, R. Goldstein, Kathleen Mandt, P. Mokashi,

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2015 · 62 citations · 23 references

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Context. The Rosetta spacecraft is currently escorting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko until its perihelion approach at 1.2 AU. This mission has provided unprecedented views into the interaction of the solar wind and the comet as a function of heliocentric distance.

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