Workshop on Mercury, Space Environment, Surface, and Interior : The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, October 4-5, 2001

Abstract

Over 70 abstracts were submitted covering a wide range of topics including: Surface geology including tectonic, volcanic, and impact processes; Earth-based surface spectral measurements and space weathering; Migration, deposition, and preservation of volatiles at the poles; Identification and sources of exospheric ions; Constraints on size and composition of the core; Bulk composition of the crust and mantle; Magnetic field and near-space environment; Modeling of Mercury's formation; Bepi Columbo and MESSENGER Mercury orbital missions.Over 70 abstracts were submitted covering a wide range of topics including: Surface geology including tectonic, volcanic, and impact processes; Earth-based surface spectral measurements and space weathering; Migration, deposition, and preservation of volatiles at the poles; Identification and sources of exospheric ions; Constraints on size and composition of the core; Bulk composition of the crust and mantle; Magnetic field and near-space environment; Modeling of Mercury's formation; Bepi Columbo and MESSENGER Mercury orbital missions.