Journal article
Volatiles and Refractories in Surface-Bounded Exospheres in the Inner Solar System
Space science reviews, Vol.217(5), pp.61-61
08/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-021-00833-8
PMCID: PMC8550778
PMID: 34720217
Abstract
Volatiles and refractories represent the two end-members in the volatility range of species in any surface-bounded exosphere. Volatiles include elements that do not interact strongly with the surface, such as neon (detected on the Moon) and helium (detected both on the Moon and at Mercury), but also argon, a noble gas (detected on the Moon) that surprisingly adsorbs at the cold lunar nighttime surface. Refractories include species such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum, all of which have very strong bonds with the lunar surface and thus need energetic processes to be ejected into the exosphere. Here we focus on the properties of species that have been detected in the exospheres of inner Solar System bodies, specifically the Moon and Mercury, and how they provide important information to understand source and loss processes of these exospheres, as well as their dependence on variations in external drivers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Volatiles and Refractories in Surface-Bounded Exospheres in the Inner Solar System
- Creators
- Cesare Grava - Southwest Research InstituteRosemary M. Killen - Goddard Space Flight CenterMehdi Benna - Goddard Space Flight CenterAlexey A. Berezhnoy - Kazan Federal UniversityJasper S. Halekas - University of IowaFrançois Leblanc - Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatialesMasaki N. Nishino - Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyChristina Plainaki - Agenzia Spaziale ItalianaJim M. Raines - University of Michigan–Ann ArborMenelaos Sarantos - Goddard Space Flight CenterBenjamin D. Teolis - Southwest Research InstituteOrenthal J. Tucker - Goddard Space Flight CenterRonald J. Vervack Jr - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryAudrey Vorburger - University of Bern
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Space science reviews, Vol.217(5), pp.61-61
- Publisher
- Springer
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11214-021-00833-8
- PMID
- 34720217
- PMCID
- PMC8550778
- ISSN
- 0038-6308
- eISSN
- 1572-9672
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000104, name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, award: NNG05EC87C, NNX15AL01G, 80NSSC19K0204, 80NSSC18K0857; DOI: 10.13039/501100002261, name: Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований, award: 18-03-00726; DOI: 10.13039/100014537, name: Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, award: 80NSSC20K0311; DOI: 10.13039/100009068, name: Universität Bern
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2021
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984428792002771
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