Thermal model of Mercury's surface and subsurface: Impact of subsurface physical heterogeneities on the surface temperature

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 583-588

  Yan, N ^a   Chassefiere E ^a   Leblanc, F ^a   Sarkissian, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Mercury; Surface temperature; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; SPACE RESEARCH; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

INFRARED RADIOMETERS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ENERGY TRANSPORT; THERMAL MODEL;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645853074     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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