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Morphology of Pit Craters on Mercury from Stereo-Derived Topography and Implications for Pit Crater Formation

Gwinner, Klaus and Head, J. W. and Oberst, J. and Gillis-Davis, J. J. and Xiao, Z. and Strom, R. G. and Preusker, F. and Solomon, S. C. (2012) Morphology of Pit Craters on Mercury from Stereo-Derived Topography and Implications for Pit Crater Formation. In: Lunar and Planetary Science XLIII, 1659. Lunar and Planetary Institute. 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2012-03-19 - 2012-03-23, Woodlands, Texas.

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Official URL: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012LPI....43.1991G

Abstract

Pit craters on Mercury occur both inside impact craters and on intercrater terrain. Morphology derived from MESSENGER stereo images from orbit suggests formation by collapse above the crustal magma reservoir, a likely contribution of explosive eruptions.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/80804/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Title:Morphology of Pit Craters on Mercury from Stereo-Derived Topography and Implications for Pit Crater Formation
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Gwinner, KlausKlaus.Gwinner (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Head, J. W.Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Oberst, J.Juergen.Oberst (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gillis-Davis, J. J.HIGP, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Xiao, Z.Department of Geophysics, Peking University; State Key Laboratory of Space Weather, Chinese Academy of SciencesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Strom, R. G.Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Preusker, F.Frank.Preusker (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Solomon, S. C.Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D. C., USA; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:March 2012
Journal or Publication Title:Lunar and Planetary Science XLIII
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Volume:1659
Publisher:Lunar and Planetary Institute
Series Name:LPI Contribution
Status:Published
Keywords:Morphology, Mercury, Stereo-Derived Topography
Event Title:43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Event Location:Woodlands, Texas
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:19 March 2012
Event End Date:23 March 2012
Organizer:Lunar and Planetary Institute
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space Exploration
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EW - Space Exploration
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Exploration of the Solar System
Location: Berlin-Adlershof
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geodesy
Deposited By: Beisembin, Bauyrzhan
Deposited On:22 Jan 2013 10:37
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:47

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