Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10701631 Icarus 2011 16 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We use a Monte-Carlo method to simulate the orbital variable sodium exosphere of Mercury. ► We find that the major source of the sodium atoms is PSD. ► The surface sticking rate approaches to 0 and the thermal accommodation is about 0.1. ► The evolutions of the emission reflect the geochemical variations of the surface.
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Source dependency of exospheric sodium on Mercury
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