Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Sep 1987
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(The Planet Mercury Conference, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 6-9, 1986) Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 71, Sept. 1987, p. 397-429. NASA-spons
Mathematics
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Lunar Albedo, Lunar Maria, Mercury (Planet), Mercury Surface, Metal Ions, Planetary Mapping, Astronomical Photography, Color Photography, Error Analysis, Mariner 10 Space Probe, Mercury (Planet), Analysis, Spacecraft Observations, Mariner 10, Color, Maps, Geology, Terrain, Comparisons, Crust, Surface, Composition, Ejecta, Reflectance, Spectra, Optical Properties, Albedo, Hypotheses, Plains, Topography, Ultraviolet, Photographs, Geocehmistry, Catalog
Scientific paper
Errors that emerged in the Hapke et al. (1980) geological analysis reproduction of the Mariner 10 orange/UV color ratio map of Mercury are presently noted, and it is judged that the relationships that emerge between the color and the terrain are nonlunar in that they lack Mercurian analogs of high Fe-Ti lunar maria basalts. The crust is found to be low in Fe(2+) and Ti(4+) in view of three major considerations: (1) rays and ejecta blankets are exceptionally blue; (2) the Fe(2+) band of the reflectance spectrum of Mercury is weak; and (3) Mercury albedo contrasts are less pronounced than the lunar ones. The extrusive origin of the smooth plains is supported by these observations.
Hapke Bruce
Rava Barry
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