How Does the Thermal Environment Affect the Exosphere/Surface Interface at Mercury?
The fate of Mercury’s exospheric volatiles and, in a lesser way, of the refractory particles absorbed in the first few centimeters of the surface both depend highly on the temperature profile with depth and its diurnal variation. In this paper, we review several mechanisms by which the surface tempe...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Planetary Science Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad07da |