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An Integrated Geologic Map of the Rembrandt Basin, on Mercury, as a Starting Point for Stratigraphic Analysis. REMOTE SENSING 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/rs12193213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Planetary geologic maps are usually carried out following a morpho-stratigraphic approach where morphology is the dominant character guiding the remote sensing image interpretation. On the other hand, on Earth a more comprehensive stratigraphic approach is preferred, using lithology, overlapping relationship, genetic source, and ages as the main discriminants among the different geologic units. In this work we produced two different geologic maps of the Rembrandt basin of Mercury, following the morpho-stratigraphic methods and symbology adopted by many authors while mapping quadrangles on Mercury, and an integrated geo-stratigraphic approach, where geologic units were distinguished also on the basis of their false colors (derived by multispectral image data of the NASA MESSENGER mission), subsurface stratigraphic position (inferred by crater excavation) and model ages. We distinguished two different resurfacing events within the Rembrandt basin, after the impact event, and four other smooth plains units outside the basin itself. This provided the basis to estimate thicknesses, volumes, and ages of the smooth plains inside the basin. Results from thickness estimates obtained using different methodologies confirm the presence of two distinct volcanic events inside the Rembrandt basin, with a total thickness ranging between 1–1.5 km. Furthermore, model ages suggest that the volcanic infilling of the Rembrandt basin is among the ones that extended well into the mid-Calorian period, when Mercury’s effusive volcanism was previously thought to be largely over.
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Platz T, Byrne PK, Massironi M, Hiesinger H. Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system: an overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1144/sp401.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AbstractVolcanism and tectonism are the dominant endogenic means by which planetary surfaces change. This book, in general, and this overview, in particular, aim to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the inner solar system – a region that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The diversity and breadth of landforms produced by volcanic and tectonic processes are enormous, and vary across the inventory of inner solar system bodies. As a result, the selection of prevailing landforms and their underlying formational processes that are described and highlighted in this review are but a primer to the expansive field of planetary volcanism and tectonism. In addition to this extended introductory contribution, this Special Publication features 21 dedicated research articles about volcanic and tectonic processes manifest across the inner solar system. Those articles are summarized at the end of this review.
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- T. Platz
- Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell Road, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, USA
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geological Sciences, Planetary Sciences & Remote Sensing, Malteserstrasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015-1305, USA
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- Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, via G. Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Klimczak C, Watters TR, Ernst CM, Freed AM, Byrne PK, Solomon SC, Blair DM, Head JW. Deformation associated with ghost craters and basins in volcanic smooth plains on Mercury: Strain analysis and implications for plains evolution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2012je004100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zuber MT, Smith DE, Phillips RJ, Solomon SC, Neumann GA, Hauck SA, Peale SJ, Barnouin OS, Head JW, Johnson CL, Lemoine FG, Mazarico E, Sun X, Torrence MH, Freed AM, Klimczak C, Margot JL, Oberst J, Perry ME, McNutt RL, Balcerski JA, Michel N, Talpe MJ, Yang D. Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER Laser Altimetry. Science 2012; 336:217-20. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1218805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Maria T. Zuber
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Planetary Science Directorate, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc., 7701 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Berlin D-12489, Germany
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Blewett DT, Chabot NL, Denevi BW, Ernst CM, Head JW, Izenberg NR, Murchie SL, Solomon SC, Nittler LR, McCoy TJ, Xiao Z, Baker DMH, Fassett CI, Braden SE, Oberst J, Scholten F, Preusker F, Hurwitz DM. Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER Evidence for Geologically Recent Volatile-Related Activity. Science 2011; 333:1856-9. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1211681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- David T. Blewett
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, USA
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Head JW, Chapman CR, Strom RG, Fassett CI, Denevi BW, Blewett DT, Ernst CM, Watters TR, Solomon SC, Murchie SL, Prockter LM, Chabot NL, Gillis-Davis JJ, Whitten JL, Goudge TA, Baker DMH, Hurwitz DM, Ostrach LR, Xiao Z, Merline WJ, Kerber L, Dickson JL, Oberst J, Byrne PK, Klimczak C, Nittler LR. Flood Volcanism in the Northern High Latitudes of Mercury Revealed by MESSENGER. Science 2011; 333:1853-6. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1211997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- James W. Head
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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Prockter LM, Ernst CM, Denevi BW, Chapman CR, Head JW, Fassett CI, Merline WJ, Solomon SC, Watters TR, Strom RG, Cremonese G, Marchi S, Massironi M. Evidence for Young Volcanism on Mercury from the Third MESSENGER Flyby. Science 2010; 329:668-71. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1188186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Louise M. Prockter
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, USA
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- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica–Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Padova, 35137 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Geoscience, University of Padova, 35137 Padova, Italy
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Vervack RJ, McClintock WE, Killen RM, Sprague AL, Anderson BJ, Burger MH, Bradley ET, Mouawad N, Solomon SC, Izenberg NR. Mercury’s Complex Exosphere: Results from MESSENGER’s Third Flyby. Science 2010; 329:672-5. [PMID: 20647427 DOI: 10.1126/science.1188572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Ronald J. Vervack
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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Moore JM, Bullock MA, Newsom H, Nelson M. Laboratory simulations of Mars evaporite geochemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Denevi BW, Robinson MS, Solomon SC, Murchie SL, Blewett DT, Domingue DL, McCoy TJ, Ernst CM, Head JW, Watters TR, Chabot NL. The Evolution of Mercury’s Crust: A Global Perspective from MESSENGER. Science 2009; 324:613-8. [PMID: 19407196 DOI: 10.1126/science.1172226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Brett W. Denevi
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
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Watters TR, Head JW, Solomon SC, Robinson MS, Chapman CR, Denevi BW, Fassett CI, Murchie SL, Strom RG. Evolution of the Rembrandt impact basin on Mercury. Science 2009; 324:618-21. [PMID: 19407197 DOI: 10.1126/science.1172109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby revealed a ~715-kilometer-diameter impact basin, the second-largest well-preserved basin-scale impact structure known on the planet. The Rembrandt basin is comparable in age to the Caloris basin, is partially flooded by volcanic plains, and displays a unique wheel-and-spoke-like pattern of basin-radial and basin-concentric wrinkle ridges and graben. Stratigraphic relations indicate a multistaged infilling and deformational history involving successive or overlapping phases of contractional and extensional deformation. The youngest deformation of the basin involved the formation of a approximately 1000-kilometer-long lobate scarp, a product of the global cooling and contraction of Mercury.
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- Thomas R Watters
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA.
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Matsuyama I, Nimmo F. Gravity and tectonic patterns of Mercury: Effect of tidal deformation, spin-orbit resonance, nonzero eccentricity, despinning, and reorientation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kennedy PJ, Freed AM, Solomon SC. Mechanisms of faulting in and around Caloris basin, Mercury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je002992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Robinson MS, Murchie SL, Blewett DT, Domingue DL, Hawkins SE, Head JW, Holsclaw GM, McClintock WE, McCoy TJ, McNutt RL, Prockter LM, Solomon SC, Watters TR. Reflectance and Color Variations on Mercury: Regolith Processes and Compositional Heterogeneity. Science 2008; 321:66-9. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1160080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Mark S. Robinson
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560–0119, USA
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Strom RG, Chapman CR, Merline WJ, Solomon SC, Head JW. Mercury Cratering Record Viewed from MESSENGER's First Flyby. Science 2008; 321:79-81. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1159317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Robert G. Strom
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Solomon SC, McNutt RL, Watters TR, Lawrence DJ, Feldman WC, Head JW, Krimigis SM, Murchie SL, Phillips RJ, Slavin JA, Zuber MT. Return to Mercury: A Global Perspective on MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby. Science 2008; 321:59-62. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1159706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sean C. Solomon
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
| | - Thomas R. Watters
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
| | - William C. Feldman
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
| | - James W. Head
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Head JW, Murchie SL, Prockter LM, Robinson MS, Solomon SC, Strom RG, Chapman CR, Watters TR, McClintock WE, Blewett DT, Gillis-Davis JJ. Volcanism on Mercury: Evidence from the First MESSENGER Flyby. Science 2008; 321:69-72. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1159256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- James W. Head
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
| | - Sean C. Solomon
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
| | - Clark R. Chapman
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory, Laurel, MD20723, USA
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
- Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, USA
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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