Space weathering on near-Earth objects investigated by neutral-particle detection

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-392

  Plainaki, C ^a   Milillo, A ^a   Orsini, S ^a   Mura, A ^a   De Angelis, E ^a   Di Lellis, A M ^b   Dotto, E ^c   Livi, S ^d   Mangano, V ^a   Massetti, S ^a   Palumbo, M E ^e  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b AMDL   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^d SwRI   (United States)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exospheres; Near Earth objects; Neutral particle instrumentation; Solar wind surfaces interaction; Surface release processes

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; EARTH (PLANET); EROSION; INSTRUMENTS; MERCURY (METAL); MOON; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR WIND; SPACE RENDEZVOUS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL DESORPTION; WEATHERING;

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY RANGES; EXOSPHERES; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; HIGH ENERGIES; ION-SPUTTERING; IS PROCESS; LOSS RATES; LOWER ENERGIES; MICROMETEOROID IMPACTS; NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS; NEUTRAL ATOMS; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE INSTRUMENTATION; PARTICLE ANALYZERS; PARTICLE DETECTIONS; PHOTON-STIMULATED DESORPTIONS; PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS; SPACE ENVIRONMENTS; SPACE WEATHERINGS; SPACE WEATHERS; SURFACE EROSIONS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 61549100264     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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