Revisiting mirror modes in the plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Tello Fallau, Ariel; Goetz, Charlotte; Simon Wedlund, Cyril; Volwerk, Martin; Moeslinger, Anja

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-569-2023

Articles | Volume 41, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-569-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-569-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 41, issue 2

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12 Dec 2023

Regular paper |

| 12 Dec 2023

Revisiting mirror modes in the plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Ariel Tello Fallau, Charlotte Goetz, Cyril Simon Wedlund, Martin Volwerk, and Anja Moeslinger

Data sets

Rosetta's Mission Mirror Mode Events Ariel Tello Fallau, Charlotte Goetz, Cyril Simon Wedlund, and Martin Volwerk https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7685489

Short summary

The plasma environment of comet 67P provides a unique laboratory to study plasma phenomena in the solar system. Previous studies have reported the existence of mirror modes at 67P but no further systematic investigation has so far been done. This study aims to learn more about these waves. We investigate the magnetic field measured by Rosetta and find 565 mirror mode signatures. The detected mirror modes are likely generated upstream of the observation and have been modified by the plasma.