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Simulation of comet 67P's water production rate - during northern summer


Date: 27 September 2016
Satellite: Rosetta
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The water production rate predicted by simulations as Comet 67P/C-G approached the Sun, from August 2014 (left) to May 2015 (right), before the equinox that marked the end of the northern summer. Images adapted from Hansen et al. (2016); animations courtesy of K.C. Hansen.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Jun-2026 07:54 UT

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