Spectral effects of space weathering on Mercury: The role of composition and environment

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; LUNAR SOIL; MODEL RESULTS; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE WEATHERING; SPECTRAL EFFECTS; TEST MODELS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ALBEDO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; IRON; MERCURY (PLANET); PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; WEATHERING;

EID: 84862846177     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052065     Document Type: Article

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