Mercury's subsolar sodium exosphere: an ab initio calculation to interpret MASCS/UVVS observations from MESSENGER

<p>The optical spectroscopy measurements of sodium in Mercury's exosphere near the subsolar point by MESSENGER Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer (MASCS/UVVS) have been interpreted before with a model employing two exospheric comp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Gamborino, A. Vorburger, P. Wurz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-07-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/37/455/2019/angeo-37-455-2019.pdf