Mercury

Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is different in several respects from the other three terrestrial planets. In appearance, it resembles the heavily cratered surface of the Moon, but its density is high, it has a magnetic field and magnetosphere, but no atmosphere or ionosphere. This book revi...

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Other Authors: Balogh, André
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Published: Springer 2017
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-287602020-10-14T02:24:52Z Mercury Balogh, André Ksanfomaliti, L. V. Steiger, R. von Physics and Astronomy Earth Sciences Geography Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is different in several respects from the other three terrestrial planets. In appearance, it resembles the heavily cratered surface of the Moon, but its density is high, it has a magnetic field and magnetosphere, but no atmosphere or ionosphere. This book reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75, based on the continued research using the Mariner 10 archive, on observations from Earth, and on increasingly realistic models of its interior evolution. 2017-04-14T07:30:29Z 2017-04-14T07:30:29Z 2008 Book 978-0-387-77538-8 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/28760 en © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, BV 460 p. application/pdf Springer
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topic Physics and Astronomy
Earth Sciences
Geography
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Earth Sciences
Geography
Mercury
description Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is different in several respects from the other three terrestrial planets. In appearance, it resembles the heavily cratered surface of the Moon, but its density is high, it has a magnetic field and magnetosphere, but no atmosphere or ionosphere. This book reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75, based on the continued research using the Mariner 10 archive, on observations from Earth, and on increasingly realistic models of its interior evolution.
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