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Mercury Tectonic Evolution

Mercury Tectonic Evolution is a geological framework that characterizes the temporal development and structural deformation of Mercury's lithosphere through compressional and contractional tectonic processes driven by planetary cooling and core solidification.

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4.4K

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264

Authors

152

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2017–2026

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86

The Evolution of Mercury’s Crust: A Global Perspective from MESSENGER

B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, Sean C. Solomon et al. · Science · 2009 · 230 citations

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Mercury’s global contraction much greater than earlier estimates

P. K. Byrne, Christian Klimczak, A. M. Celâl Şengör et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2014 · 229 citations

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Seismic effects from major basin formations on the moon and mercury

P. H. Schultz, D. E. Gault · Earth Moon and Planets · 1975 · 200 citations · Full text

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Internal and tectonic evolution of Mercury

S. A. Hauck, A. J. Dombard, R. J. Phillips et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2004 · 189 citations · Full text

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Return to Mercury: A Global Perspective on MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby

Sean C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, T. R. Watters et al. · Science · 2008 · 168 citations

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Authors

264

  1. SC
    Sean C. Solomon

    Carnegie Institution for Science, United States

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

    16

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  2. TR
    T. R. Watters

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  3. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    10 publications · 795 citations

    10

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  4. SA
    S. A. Hauck

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    9 publications · 760 citations

    9

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  5. SL
    S. L. Murchie

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 909 citations

    9

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Institutions

152

  1. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    15 h-index

    36 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. Carnegie Observatories

    Pasadena, United States

    14 h-index

    34 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    13 h-index

    43 publications

    5.3K citations

  4. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    13 h-index

    30 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. National Air and Space Museum

    Washington, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    778 citations

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  1. Icarus

    17 publications · 467 citations

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    11 publications · 733 citations

    11

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  4. Science

    4 publications · 550 citations

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  5. Planetary and Space Science

    3 publications · 78 citations

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