A tale of two poles: Toward understanding the presence, distribution, and origin of volatiles at the polar regions of the Moon and Mercury

DJ Lawrence - Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Moon and Mercury both have permanently shaded regions (PSRs) at their
poles, which are locations that do not see the Sun for geologically long periods of time. The …

Gas–solid interactions on Venus and other solar system bodies

MY Zolotov - High Temperature Gas-Solid Reactions in Earth and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Gas–solid reactions on solar system bodies occur in the vicinity of their surfaces and in their
interiors where gases are liberated through magma degassing or thermal devolatilization …

Origin and abundances of H2O in the terrestrial planets, Moon, and asteroids

FM McCubbin, JJ Barnes - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of H 2 O within differentiated terrestrial bodies in the inner Solar System is
well established; however, the source (s) of this H 2 O and the time of its arrival to the inner …

Geochemistry, mineralogy, and petrology of boninitic and komatiitic rocks on the mercurian surface: Insights into the mercurian mantle

KE Vander Kaaden, FM McCubbin, LR Nittler… - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
Orbital data from the MESSENGER mission to Mercury have facilitated a new view of the
planet's structure, chemical makeup, and diverse surface, and have confirmed Mercury's …

Less than one weight percent of graphite on the surface of Mercury

R Xu, Z Xiao, Y Wang, J Cui - Nature Astronomy, 2024 - nature.com
The surface of Mercury is enriched in carbon compared with the other terrestrial bodies. Up
to 4 wt% of carbon in the form of graphite has been invoked to explain its mysteriously low …

Internal differentiation and volatile budget of Mercury inferred from the partitioning of heat-producing elements at highly reduced conditions

H Pirotte, C Cartier, O Namur, A Pommier, Y Zhang… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of elements under highly reduced conditions is fundamental to
explain the differentiation, crust formation, and volatile budget of Mercury. Here we report …

Possible effects of volcanic eruptions on the modern atmosphere of Venus

CF Wilson, E Marcq, C Gillmann, T Widemann… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
This work reviews possible signatures and potential detectability of present-day volcanically
emitted material in the atmosphere of Venus. We first discuss the expected composition of …

The effects of highly reduced magmatism revealed through aubrites

ZE Wilbur, A Udry, FM McCubbin… - … & Planetary Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Enstatite‐rich meteorites, including the aubrites, formed under conditions of very low oxygen
fugacity (ƒO2: iron‐wüstite buffer− 2 to− 6) and thus offer the ability to study reduced …

The BepiColombo mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer: science goals, instrument performance and operations

EJ Bunce, A Martindale, S Lindsay, K Muinonen… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer is a highly novel instrument that is
designed to map Mercury's elemental composition from orbit at two angular resolutions. By …

Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds—A Comprehensive Review

GW Gribble - Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds, 2023 - Springer
The present volume is the third in a trilogy that documents naturally occurring
organohalogen compounds, bringing the total number—from fewer than 25 in 1968—to …