Mercury's exosphere origins and relations to its magnetosphere and surface

Mariner 10, the only spacecraft that ever passed close to Mercury, revealed several unexpected characteristics: an intrinsic magnetosphere, the highest mean density of any Solar System terrestrial planet and a very thin non-collisional atmosphere. Mercury's atmosphere is very poorly explored si...

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Published in:Planetary and space science 2007-06, Vol.55 (9), p.1069-1092
Main Authors: Leblanc, F., Chassefière, E., Johnson, R.E., Hunten, D.M., Kallio, E., Delcourt, D.C., Killen, R.M., Luhmann, J.G., Potter, A.E., Jambon, A., Cremonese, G., Mendillo, M., Yan, N., Sprague, A.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Exosphere
Magnetosphere
Mercury
Physics
Review
Surface
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