LEADER 04073nam 22007455 450 001 9910300408403321 005 20200703065826.0 010 $a1-4939-2244-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4939-2244-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000371731 035 $a(EBL)1998197 035 $a(OCoLC)904338863 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001465604 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11919377 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001465604 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11490495 035 $a(PQKB)10003034 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4939-2244-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1998197 035 $a(PPN)184890950 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000371731 100 $a20150302d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment$b[electronic resource] $eLatest Discoveries /$fby Pamela Elizabeth Clark 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (104 p.) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Astronomy,$x2191-9100 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4939-2243-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aMessenger Mission -- Planetary Formation -- Terrestrial Planet Surface Processes -- Exosphere Dynamic -- Magnetosphere Dynamics -- Data Release Schedule Index. 330 $aThis SpringerBrief details the MESSENGER Mission, the findings of which present challenges to widely held conventional views and remaining mysteries surrounding the planet. The work answers the question of why Mercury is so dense, and the implications from geochemical data on its planetary formation. It summarizes imaging and compositional data from the terrestrial planet surface processes and explains the geologic history of Mercury.  It also discusses the lack of southern hemisphere coverage. Our understanding of the planet Mercury has been in a transitional phase over the decades since Mariner 10. The influx of new data from the NASA MESSENGER Mission since it was inserted into the orbit of Mercury in March of 2011 has greatly accelerated that shift. The combined compositional data of relatively high volatiles (S, K), relatively low refractories (Al, Ca), and low crustal iron, combined with an active, partially molten iron rich core, has major implications for Mercury and Solar System formation. From a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, this presents a comprehensive overview of the discoveries from the ten-year MESSENGER mission. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Astronomy,$x2191-9100 606 $aSpace sciences 606 $aPlanetology 606 $aRemote sensing 606 $aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 606 $aPlanetology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G18010 606 $aRemote Sensing/Photogrammetry$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J13010 607 $aMercury (Planet)$xObservations 607 $aMercury (Planet)$xGeology 607 $aMercury (Planet)$xSurface 607 $aMercury (Planet)$xAtmosphere 607 $aMercury (Planet)$2fast 608 $aObservations.$2fast 615 0$aSpace sciences. 615 0$aPlanetology. 615 0$aRemote sensing. 615 14$aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). 615 24$aPlanetology. 615 24$aRemote Sensing/Photogrammetry. 676 $a523.41 700 $aClark$b Pamela Elizabeth$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0943542 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300408403321 996 $aMercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment$92525719 997 $aUNINA