Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701631 | Icarus | 2011 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We use a Monte-Carlo method to simulate the orbital variable sodium exosphere of Mercury. ⺠We find that the major source of the sodium atoms is PSD. ⺠The surface sticking rate approaches to 0 and the thermal accommodation is about 0.1. ⺠The evolutions of the emission reflect the geochemical variations of the surface.
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Authors
Y.-C. Wang, W.-H. Ip,