Mid-Infrared (8.1-12.5 μm) Imaging of Mercury

Icarus

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 421-432

  Sprague, A L ^a   Deutsch, L K ^b   Hora, J ^c   Fazio, G G ^c   Ludwig, B ^a   Emery, J ^a   Hoffmann, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Mid infrared spectroscopy; Planetary surfaces; Surface composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000713068     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6447     Document Type: Article

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