Mapping iron abundances on the surface of Mercury: Predicted spatial resolution of the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1654-1658

  Peplowski, Patrick N ^a   Blewett, David T ^a   Denevi, Brett W ^a   Evans, Larry G ^b   Lawrence, David J ^a   Nittler, Larry R ^c   Rhodes, Edgar A ^a   Selby, Christina M ^a   Solomon, Sean C ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectrometry; Iron; Mercury; MESSENGER

Indexed keywords

COUNT RATES; DATA SETS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC UNITS; GLOBAL COVERAGE; MESSENGER; MESSENGER SPACECRAFT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IRON; MERCURY (METAL); SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 80052822704     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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