Measured mechanical, optical and electrical properties of dust partciles collected in the coma of comet 67/P

<p>During the ESA ROSETTA science mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the dust particle analysing instrument COSIMA sampled dust in the size range from a few um to mm equivalent diameter in the inner coma of the comet. &#160;The particles were analysed in-situ with an optical microscope and a secondary ion mass spectrometer. The dust particles were collected on porous gold black surfaces with relative low impact velocity and the break up or fragmentation due to impact as well as by mechanical and/or electrical means have been studied. We summarize the results and conclusions on the measured mechanical, optical and electrical parameters such as porosity, material strength, reflectance, electrical conductivity and relative permittivity of the dust particles.</p>