The global distribution of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: The view from MESSENGER flybys 13

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1895-1909

  Kerber, Laura ^a   Head, James W ^a   Blewett, David T ^b   Solomon, Sean C ^c   Wilson, Lionel ^d   Murchie, Scott L ^b   Robinson, Mark S ^e   Denevi, Brett W ^e   Domingue, Deborah L ^f  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Pits; Pyroclastic; Volatile; Volcanism; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE REFLECTANCE; BEPICOLOMBO MISSION; ERUPTIVE PROCESS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; LUNAR GRAVITY; ORBITAL PHASE; PITS; PYROCLASTIC; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS; RESOLUTION EFFECTS; VOLATILE; VOLATILE CONTENTS; VOLCANISM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE; DEPOSITS; MERCURY (METAL); MOON; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURVEYS; VOLCANOES;

MERCURY DEPOSITS;

EID: 82455188108     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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