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The Large Smooth Patch on Comet 9P/Tempel 1: Remnant of a Recent Past Event

  • Authors: J. L. Rizos, T. L. Farnham, J. M. Sunshine, J. L. Kloos, J. L. Ortiz

J. L. Rizos et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure A2.

Deconvolved HRI image 9000909 showing the equatorial face of Tempel 1. The orange arrow marks the location of a secondary smooth unit, adjacent to the area where J. M Sunshine et al. (2006) reported exposed water ice. In this work, we refer to this feature as the “equatorial smooth unit.” The large smooth patch is also visible on the left.

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