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Mercury Regolith

Mercury Regolith is a planetary surface layer composed of chemically and physically distinct rocky debris uniquely shaped by Mercury’s extreme thermal, impact, and space weathering environments.

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Impact‐induced thermal effects in the lunar and Mercurian regoliths

M. J. Cintala · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1992 · 409 citations

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Major‐element abundances on the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma‐Ray Spectrometer

Larry G. Evans, P. N. Peplowski, E. A. Rhodes et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2012 · 219 citations · Full text

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Reflectance and Color Variations on Mercury: Regolith Processes and Compositional Heterogeneity

M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett et al. · Science · 2008 · 175 citations

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Sulfur at Mercury, Elemental at the Poles and Sulfides in the Regolith

Ann L. Sprague, D. M. Hunten, K. Lodders · Icarus · 1995 · 160 citations

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Mercury’s Weather-Beaten Surface: Understanding Mercury in the Context of Lunar and Asteroidal Space Weathering Studies

D. L. Domingue, C. R. Chapman, R. M. Killen et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2014 · 151 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SC
    Sean C. Solomon

    Carnegie Institution for Science, United States

    6 publications · 734 citations

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  2. AL
    Ann L. Sprague

    University of Arizona, United States

    5 publications · 701 citations

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  3. DT
    D. T. Blewett

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    5 publications · 515 citations

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  4. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    4 publications · 307 citations

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  5. RM
    R. M. Killen

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    4 publications · 246 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    11 h-index

    51 publications

    5.9K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    664 citations

  4. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Carnegie Observatories

    Pasadena, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    871 citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    809 citations

  7. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    306 citations

  8. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Icarus

    8 publications · 496 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    6 publications · 258 citations

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  3. Science

    4 publications · 367 citations

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  4. Space Science Reviews

    3 publications · 212 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 686 citations

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