A comparison of the ultraviolet to near-infrared spectral properties of Mercury and the Moon as observed by MESSENGER

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作者
Holsclaw, Gregory M. [1 ]
McClintock, William E. [1 ]
Domingue, Deborah L. [2 ]
Izenberg, Norman R. [3 ]
Blewett, David T. [3 ]
Sprague, Ann L. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Atmospher & Space Phys Lab, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
[2] Planetary Sci Inst, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Appl Phys Lab, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
[4] Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
关键词
Mercury; Surface; Moon; Spectroscopy; Spectrophotometry; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; SURFACE-COMPOSITION; SOLAR-WIND; MARINER; 10; LUNAR; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOMETRY; REGOLITH; SPECTROMETER;
D O I
10.1016/j.icarus.2010.05.001
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Measurements of the disk-integrated reflectance spectrum of Mercury and the Moon have been obtained by the MESSENGER spacecraft. A comparison of spectra from the two bodies, spanning the wavelength range 220-1450 nm, shows that the absolute reflectance of Mercury is lower than that of the nearside waxing Moon at the same phase angle with a spectral slope that is less steep at visible and near-infrared wavelengths We Interpret these results and the lack of an absorption feature at a wavelength near 1000 nm as evidence for a Mercury surface composition that is low in ferrous iron within silicates but is higher in the globally averaged abundance of spectrally neutral opaque minerals than the Moon Similar conclusions have been reached by recent investigations based on observations from both MESSENGER and Mariner 10 There is weak evidence for a phase-reddening effect in Mercury that is slightly larger in magnitude than for the lunar nearside An apparent absorption in the middle-ultraviolet wavelength range of the Mercury spectrum detected from the first MESSENGER flyby of Mercury is found to persist in subsequent observations from the second flyby The current model of space weathering on the Moon, which also presumably applies to Mercury, does not provide an explanation for the presence of this ultraviolet absorption (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
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