The geology of mercury: The view prior to the MESSENGER mission

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 131, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 41-84

  Head, James W ^a   Chapman, Clark R ^b   Domingue, Deborah L ^c   Hawkins III, S Edward ^c   McClintock, William E ^d   Murchie, Scott L ^c   Prockter, Louise M ^c   Robinson, Mark S ^e   Strom, Robert G ^f   Watters, Thomas R ^g  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloris basin; Mariner 10; Mercury; MESSENGER; Planets and satellites: general

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOLOGY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EARTH-BASED OBSERVATIONS; LUNAR-LIKE SURFACES; PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 36849032839     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-007-9263-6     Document Type: Article

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