5.4.2.2 Investigate the fragmentation of the cometary nucleus from the variation with the heliocentric distance of the outgassing rate and from the splitting of the cometary tail.
- METIS:
- Products:
- Global maps in the field of view 1.5-2.9 degrees of HI Ly-α emission and of polarized VL emission in the range 580-640 nm.
- Modes:
- COMET, min. obs time 3 hr, data volume ≤ 715 Mb. Repeated several times, if necessary, in available observation windows.
- Other instruments: EUI, SoloHI.
- Products: