A transient enhancement of Mercury’s exosphere at extremely high altitudes inferred from pickup ions

A transient enhancement of Mercury’s exosphere at extremely high altitudes inferred from pickup ions

Mercury has a global dayside exosphere that is very tenuous and does not extend far from the planet. Here, the authors show enhancement of neutral densities at high altitudes inferred from pickup ions that is most likely caused by the impact of a meteroid.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jamie M. Jasinski, Leonardo H. Regoli, Timothy A. Cassidy, Ryan M. Dewey, Jim M. Raines, James A. Slavin, Andrew J. Coates, Daniel J. Gershman, Tom A. Nordheim, Neil Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18220-2
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Summary:Mercury has a global dayside exosphere that is very tenuous and does not extend far from the planet. Here, the authors show enhancement of neutral densities at high altitudes inferred from pickup ions that is most likely caused by the impact of a meteroid.
ISSN:2041-1723

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