[HTML][HTML] Rationale for BepiColombo studies of Mercury's surface and composition

DA Rothery, M Massironi, G Alemanno, O Barraud… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
BepiColombo has a larger and in many ways more capable suite of instruments relevant for
determination of the topographic, physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of …

[HTML][HTML] SIMBIO-SYS: scientific cameras and spectrometer for the BepiColombo mission

G Cremonese, F Capaccioni, MT Capria… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The SIMBIO-SYS (Spectrometer and Imaging for MPO BepiColombo Integrated
Observatory SYStem) is a complex instrument suite part of the scientific payload of the …

Sulfur solubility in reduced mafic silicate melts: Implications for the speciation and distribution of sulfur on Mercury

O Namur, B Charlier, F Holtz, C Cartier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemical data from the MESSENGER spacecraft revealed that surface rocks on Mercury are
unusually enriched in sulfur compared to samples from other terrestrial planets. In order to …

[HTML][HTML] The diverse planetary ingassing/outgassing paths produced over billions of years of magmatic activity

F Gaillard, MA Bouhifd, E Füri, V Malavergne… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The CHONS elements that constitute the outgassed atmosphere and exosphere have likely
been delivered by chondritic materials to the Earth during planetary accretion and …

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 …

Explosive volcanism on Mercury: Analysis of vent and deposit morphology and modes of eruption

LM Jozwiak, JW Head, L Wilson - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
The MESSENGER mission revealed, for the first time, conclusive evidence of explosive
volcanism on Mercury. Several previous works have cataloged the appearance and location …

Sulfides and hollows formed on Mercury's surface by reactions with reducing S-rich gases

CJ Renggli, S Klemme, A Morlok, J Berndt… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The surface of Mercury is enriched in sulfur, with up to 4 wt.% detected by the NASA
MESSENGER mission, and has been challenging to understand in the context of other …

Global major-element maps of Mercury from four years of MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer observations

LR Nittler, EA Frank, SZ Weider, E Crapster-Pregont… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) on the MESSENGER spacecraft provided
measurements of major-element ratios across Mercury's surface. We present global maps of …

A low O/Si ratio on the surface of Mercury: evidence for silicon smelting?

FM McCubbin, KE Vander Kaaden… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Data from the Gamma‐Ray Spectrometer (GRS) that flew on the MErcury Surface,
Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft indicate that the O/Si weight …

Carbon contents in reduced basalts at graphite saturation: Implications for the degassing of Mars, Mercury, and the Moon

Y Li, R Dasgupta, K Tsuno - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon contents in reduced Martian basalts at graphite saturation were experimentally
studied at 1400–1550° C, 1–2 GPa, and logfO2 of IW− 0.4 to IW+ 1.5 (IW denotes the Fe …