Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury

P. Wurz; S. Fatemi; A. Galli; J. Halekas; Y. Harada; N. Jaeggi; J. Jasinski; H. Lammer; S. Lindsay; M. N. Nishino; T. M. Orlando; J. M. Raines; M. Scherf; J. Slavin; A. Vorburger; R. Winslow

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Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury

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Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury

P. Wurz, S. Fatemi, A. Galli, J. Halekas, Y. Harada, N. Jaeggi, J. Jasinski, H. Lammer, S. Lindsay, M. N. Nishino, …

Space science reviews, Vol.218(3), 10

04/01/2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11214-022-00875-6

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The Moon and Mercury are airless bodies, thus they are directly exposed to the ambient plasma (ions and electrons), to photons mostly from the Sun from infrared range all the way to X-rays, and to meteoroid fluxes. Direct exposure to these exogenic sources has important consequences for the formation and evolution of planetary surfaces, including altering their chemical makeup and optical properties, and generating neutral gas exosphere. The formation of a thin atmosphere, more specifically a surface bound exosphere, the relevant physical processes for the particle release, particle loss, and the drivers behind these processes are discussed in this review.

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Title: Subtitle: Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury
Creators: P. Wurz - University of Bern
S. Fatemi - Umeå University
A. Galli - University of Bern
J. Halekas - University of Iowa
Y. Harada - Kyoto University
N. Jaeggi - University of Bern
J. Jasinski - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
H. Lammer - Austrian Academy of Sciences
S. Lindsay - University of Leicester
M. N. Nishino - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
T. M. Orlando - Georgia Institute of Technology
J. M. Raines - University of Michigan
M. Scherf - Space Research Institute
J. Slavin - University of Michigan
A. Vorburger - University of Bern
R. Winslow - University of New Hampshire
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Space science reviews, Vol.218(3), 10
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-022-00875-6
ISSN: 0038-6308
eISSN: 1572-9672
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 83
Grant note: University of Bern
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2022
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984428789102771

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