Internal structure of Mercury: Implications of a molten core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Riner, M A ^a   Bina, C R ^b   Robinson, M S ^a   Desch, S J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORE (PLANETARY); IRON; MERCURY (PLANET); PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 56349171740     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002993     Document Type: Article

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