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Arecibo S-band radar characterization of local-scale heterogeneities within Mercury's north polar deposits
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| dc.contributor.author | Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Heather M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Patrick A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mazarico, Erwan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhiravarasu, Sriram S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Virkki, Anne K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nolan, Michael C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chabot, Nancy L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Giorgini, Jon D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-003X | |
| dc.contributor.author | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-943X | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Mercury (Planet) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-22T17:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-22T17:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-03-14 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G., Heather M. Meyer, Patrick A. Taylor, Erwan Mazarico, Sriram S. Bhiravarasu, Anne K. Virkki, Michael C. Nolan, Nancy L. Chabot, and Jon D. Giorgini. "Arecibo S-Band Radar Characterization of Local-Scale Heterogeneities within Mercury's North Polar Deposits." The Planetary Science Journal, LPI Contribution ; no. 2665, 3, no. 3 (March 14, 2022): 62. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac54a0. | en |
| dc.identifier.other | DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/ac54a0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1785 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ground-based planetary radar observations first revealed deposits of potentially nearly pure water ice in some permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) on Mercury's poles. Later, the MESSENGER spacecraft confirmed the icy nature of the deposits, as well as their location within PSRs. Considering the geologic context provided by MESSENGER, we further characterized the north polar deposits by pairing spacecraft data with new Arecibo S-band radar observations. Here we show that some ice deposits within PSRs have a gradational pattern in their radar properties that is likely associated with differences in ice purity. | en |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín, Heather M. Meyer, Patrick A. Taylor, Erwan Mazarico, Sriram S. Bhiravarasu, Anne K. Virkki, Michael C. Nolan, Nancy L. Chabot, and Jon D. Giorgini | |
| dc.format.extent | 16 pages | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/epub+zip | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | IOP Publishing | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | LPI contribution ; no. 2665 | |
| dc.subject | Mercury (Planet) | en |
| dc.subject | Radar in astronomy | en |
| dc.subject | Ice | en |
| dc.title | Arecibo S-band radar characterization of local-scale heterogeneities within Mercury's north polar deposits | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.rights.license | Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
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