MESSENGER Observations of Mercury's Exosphere: Where Do We Stand After Three Flybys?
Abstract
The three MESSENGER flybys have revealed never before seen details of Mercury's exosphere. Observations of sodium, calcium (both neutral and ionized), and magnesium show interesting and as yet unexplained spatial distributions about the planet.
- Publication:
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41st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPI....41.2329V