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Recent Advances in Ground-Based Observation of Mercury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

J. Warell*
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

Abstract

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The last decade has seen an efficient use of ground-based telescopes for remote-sensing studies of Mercury’s surface at optical, infrared and microwave wavelengths. This has resulted in a substantially improved knowledge of its regolith composition, material and light scattering properties and structures on the poorly known hemisphere. This paper summarizes recent observations and results on the regolith properties of Mercury.

Type
I. Joint Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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