Current sheets in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's coma
Abstract
We show that the draping of the solar wind magnetic field around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko leads to nested draping, i.e. regions of differently directed magnetic field are laying on top of each other. This was also observed at comet Halley, but in the case of 67P the structure is much less well ordered for unknown reasons. Also, there seems to be no evidence that the oppositely directed magnetic fields reconnect.
- Publication:
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European Planetary Science Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017EPSC...11....9V