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Mercury Thermal Evolution

Mercury Thermal Evolution is a planetary science theory that elucidates the temporal development and dissipation of internal heat within Mercury, distinguishing itself by integrating the planet's unique thermochemical properties, rapid cooling history, and prolonged tectonic deformation to explain observed surface features and global contraction.

129

Publications

5.5K

Citations

385

Authors

203

Institutions

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2017–2026

18

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Publications

129

Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits

A. R. Vasavada · Icarus · 1999 · 611 citations

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Mantle differentiation and thermal evolution of Mars, Mercury, and Venus

Tilman Spohn · Icarus · 1991 · 165 citations

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Global resurfacing of Mercury 4.0–4.1 billion years ago by heavy bombardment and volcanism

S. Marchi, C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett et al. · Nature · 2013 · 163 citations

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Mercury and other iron-rich planetary bodies as relics of inefficient accretion

Erik Asphaug, A. Reufer · Nature Geoscience · 2014 · 161 citations

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The relationship between crustal tectonics and internal evolution in the moon and Mercury

Sean C. Solomon · Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors · 1977 · 157 citations

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Authors

385

  1. SC
    Sean C. Solomon

    Carnegie Institution for Science, United States

    6 publications · 496 citations

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  2. MM
    Matteo Massironi

    University of Padua, Italy

    4 publications · 87 citations

    4

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  3. SE
    Stephen E. Grasby

    Geological Survey of Canada, Canada

    3 publications · 94 citations

    3

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  4. KC
    Kamel Charrada

    Institut Préparatoire aux Études d'Ingénieurs de Monastir, Tunisia

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  5. CR
    C. R. Chapman

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

    3 publications · 202 citations

    3

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Institutions

203

  1. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    267 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    578 citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    959 citations

  4. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    744 citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    700 citations

  6. Carnegie Observatories

    Pasadena, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    216 citations

  7. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    435 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    724 citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    10 publications · 482 citations

    10

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  3. 7

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  4. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

    5 publications · 91 citations

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  5. Planetary and Space Science

    5 publications · 175 citations

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