Examining the effects of both heating and irradiation on minerals analogs of Mercury
Abstract
We present for the first time the effects of both heating and swift heavy ion irradiation on selected minerals (plagioclase and olivine) and volcanic glasses which could be expected on the surface of Mercury. Clear spectral changes are observed for both alterations. This could have strong implications for the future observations of SIMBIO-SYS and MERTIS, two instruments onboard the BepiColombo mission.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1542B