The optical effects of small iron particles that darken but do not redden: Evidence of intense space weathering on Mercury

Icarus

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-462

  Lucey, Paul G ^a   Riner, Miriam A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury, Surface; Regoliths; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952899732     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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