 | Sprague, A.L., Donaldson Hanna, K.L., Kozlowski, R.W.H., Helbert, J., Maturilli, A., Warell, J.B., Hora, J.L. (2009) Spectral emissivity measurements of Mercury's surface indicate Mg- and Ca-rich mineralogy, K-spar, Na-rich plagioclase, rutile, with possible perovskite, and garnet. Planetary and Space Science, 57 (3) 364-383 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2009.01.006 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | spectroscopic measurements from 8.0 to 12.7 mm of Mercury were taken using Boston University’s Mid-Infrared...dark plains region west of Caloris Basin, and the interior of Caloris Basin. By use of spectral deconvolution...size separates, we fitted, or ‘‘unmixed’’, the Mercury spectra. We find mineral suites composed of magnesium-rich...plagioclase feldspar. Both Ca- and Mg-rich garnet (pyrope and grossular, respectively) are apparently present...perovskite also contributed to a very good fit. Caloris Basin infill is rich in both potassium feldspar and |  | | Book | | structures at a range of length scales found on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, the outer planet satellites...Watters and Richard A. Schultz The tectonics of Mercury Thomas R. Watters and Francis Ni,n,no Venus tectonics...will complete surveys of our innennost planet, Mercury, and provide the first high-resolution images of...chapters review what is known about the tectonics on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, the outer planet satellites...the Earth. In contrast to Earth, tectonism on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, and Mars is generally more distributed |  | | Book | | Planetary Atmospheres Lunar Cratering and Origin Mercury The Early Intense Bombardment Large Impact Basins...A Difficult Task Giant and Terrestrial Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Compositional Differences Among...Whether one contemplates the battered face of Mercury, the crumpled crust of Venus, our own water-sheathed...produced the bone-dry Moon and the high density of Mercury (a red herring for grand theories); the differences...problems of the moments of inertia of Mars and Mercury, the nature of the lower mantle of the Earth, and |  | | Book | | suggested for the Moon (7 Chap. 30), the inner planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and its satellites, as well as for...Ag, *gold, Au, *platinum-group elements (PGE), mercury, Hg Arsenic, As, antimony, Sb, bismuth, Bi *Graphite...classified as volcanic rocks. Native (elementary) mercury, Hg, is the only mineraloid that is liquid at room...and tennantite, Cu12As4S13, lead in galena, PbS, mercury in cinnabarite, HgS, and cadmium, frequently present...Truly toxic minerals are rare, such as native mercury, Hg, arsenolite and claudetite, both As2O3, as |  | | Book | | Planetary surfaces and history 1.3.1 The Moon 1.3.2 Mercury 1.3.3 Venus 1.3.4 Mars 1.3.5 Jupiter’s Galilean...Mariner 10 had just returned our first views of Mercury, which also turned out to be very much like the...volcanoes on Mars, and then craters and volcanoes on Mercury, adding a new “craters and volcanoes” block for...craters, just as the first features on Mars and Mercury imaged by spacecraft were cratered terrains. I...largest inclinations to the ecliptic plane are Mercury, inclined at 7.0°, Venus, inclined at 3.4°, and |  | | Book | | Flasar, Krupp, and Stallard 978-1-107-10677-2 21. Mercury: The View after MESSENGER Edited by Solomon, Nittler...185 186 188 190 192 192 197 Cosmomineralogy 9.1 Mercury 9.2 Venus 9.3 Earth 9.4 Moon 9.5 Mars 9.6 Asteroids...included gold, silver, lead, tin, copper, iron, and mercury. The other mineral categories in Agricola’s system...Ice currently occurs on planets (e.g., Earth, Mercury, Mars); dwarf planets (Pluto, Haumea, Eris); moons...Khatyrkite Kryachkoite Martensite (not approved) Mercury Molybdenum (not approved) Nickel Niobium (not approved) |  | | Book (edition) | | TECTONICS—OCEANS AND CONTINENTAL DRIFT Oceans 271 Ocean Basin Floors 271 Submarine Mountains 273 Mid-Ocean Ridges...ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY Solar System Moon 357 358 Mercury 364 Mars 366 Venus 372 Great Planets 373 Larger...Rocky Mountains and High Plains Colorado Plateau Basin and Range 479 479 480 482 483 Northwest United...0020 0.0020 0.0015 0.00125 Eu Lu In Hg Indium Mercury 0.00001 0.000008 Ag 0.0003 0.0003 0.00028...tin, lead, silver, cadmium, barium, gold, and mercury. The role of this last list is not clearly understood |  | | Book | | knowledge of the geologies of the Moon, Mars and Mercury. Some fifty contributofs, under the overall editorship...Earth and Its Neighbors Planet Earth 9 The Moon 14 Mercury 18 Venus 19 Mars 20 Meteorites 24 Tektites 27 Geophysics...fascinating clues to the geologies of the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars. Because an understanding of the...planets of the Solar System. The innermost planets — Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars — are composed primarily...diagram represents about 20,000kr ? Earth (itocdl Mercury Venus The scale of the Solar System. The nearest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of million years old. If true, Vesta’s largest basin, the presumed source of much of the Vesta family...Neu-Ulm, Germany. Introduction: The 3.8 km Steinheim Basin in SW Germany is a complex impact crater with central...Jurassic limestones at the rim of the Steinheim Basin. Middle Jurassic sandstones and claystones crop...pattern in limestones and sandstones of the Steinheim Basin is not strictly defined, shatter cone orientations...[3] and soft clays at the center of the Steinheim Basin were not conductive to the highest levels of shock |  | | Book (edition) | | filters Term introduced in 1981. BT filters Adavale Basin S central Queensland. BT Queensland BT Australia...Peninsula S of Cape Horn. BT Antarctica Adour Basin River basin in extreme SW France. Also search Adour....under fossil groups(1). See list F. Afghan-Tadzhik Basin use Afghan-Tadzhik Depression Afghan-Tadzhik Depression...and/or Tadzhikistan as applicable. UF Afghan-Tadzhik Basin BT Asia SA Afghanistan SA Tadzhik Depression SA...NT Altimur Mountains NX Amu Darya NX Amu Darya Basin NT Bamian NT Dasht-i-Nawar NT Ghazni NT Kabul NT |  | | Book (edition) | | CONTENTS 29.4 The Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin 667 30.7 Accretionary prisms 29.5 Epeirogenic...MARGINS AND BASIN EVOLUTION 696 697 CHAPTER 30 30.1 698 Geosynclinal theory of basin formation and...(x 106km) Equatorial diameter (km) Density Mercury 0.06 5790 4880 5.4 Venus 0.81 10 820 12...magnetic fields suggests that the cores in the Moon, Mercury, and Mars are not mobile. What magnetism there...veneer of ferric oxides. Smooth lava plains on Mercury are separated by cratered areas. Gammaray detectors |
|
