Articles | Volume 34, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-609-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-609-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Regular paper
| 
14 Jul 2016
Regular paper |
| 14 Jul 2016
Two-point observations of low-frequency waves at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the descent of PHILAE: comparison of RPCMAG and ROMAP
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Hans-Ulrich Auster
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Gerhard Berghofer
Institut für Weltraumforschung, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042 Graz, Austria
Chris Carr
Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Emanuele Cupido
Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Karl-Heinz Fornaçon
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Charlotte Goetz
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Philip Heinisch
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Christoph Koenders
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Bernd Stoll
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Bruce T. Tsurutani
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Claire Vallat
Rosetta Science Ground Segment, European Space Astronomy Centre, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
Martin Volwerk
Institut für Weltraumforschung, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042 Graz, Austria
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Data sets
INTERNATIONAL-ROSETTA-MISSION ESA and the Planetary Data System (PDS) ftp://psa.esac.esa.int/pub/mirror/INTERNATIONAL-ROSETTA-MISSION/
Short summary
We have analysed the magnetic field measurements performed on the ROSETTA orbiter and the lander PHILAE during PHILAE's descent to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014. We observed a new type of low-frequency wave with amplitudes of ~ 3 nT, frequencies of 20–50 mHz, wavelengths of ~ 300 km, and propagation velocities of ~ 6 km s−1. The waves are generated in a ~ 100 km region around the comet a show a highly correlated behaviour, which could only be determined by two-point observations.
We have analysed the magnetic field measurements performed on the ROSETTA orbiter and the lander...
