Spatial variations of the sodium/potassium ratio in Mercury's exosphere uncovered by high-resolution spectroscopy

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Doressoundiram, A ^a   Leblanc, F ^b   Foellmi, C ^c   Gicquel, A ^a   Cremonese, G ^d   Donati, J F ^e   Veillet, C ^f  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f CANADA FRANCE HAWAII TELESCOPE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances, Atmospheres; Mercury, Atmosphere; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950029643     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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