Geomorphological and Spetrophotometric Study of Philae Landing Site A

Abstract

We here present the geomorphological map coupled with the size-frequency distributions of boulders ≥ 2 m located on the different types of terrains here identified, such as outcropping layered terrains, gravitational accumulation deposits, taluses and fine particle deposits. Gravitational slopes, derived through the 67P shape model by assuming uniform density, have been used to characterize and better interpret the various terrains. Moreover, we show the spectrophotometric properties of the area, studied through images taken by OSIRIS NAC with a scale of 50 cm/px. Albedo maps, as well as surface reflectance spectra have been obtained by taking advantage of the shape model and DTM in order to correct for the illumination and observing conditions of the terrain. This multi-disciplinary analysis highlights that different types of deposits show different photometric properties.