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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 2.

Same region as shown in Figure 1(c), but from a different perspective, fully centered on the southern hemisphere. The low-albedo smooth region in the center is the large smooth patch, surrounded by a rugged terrain and a cliff. The blue dots mark the meridian (longitude 0°) and the antimeridian (longitude 180°), used as reference points to orient the reader throughout the following figures.

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