Mercury - Magnetospheric processes and the atmospheric supply and loss rates

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Jul 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.5485g&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, July 1, 1981, p. 5485-5499.

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Helium, Hydrogen, Magnetospheric Instability, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Magnetospheres, Lines Of Force, Neutral Particles, Particle Precipitation, Plasma Layers, Solar Wind, Photoionization, Outgassing, Ions, Gases, Interior, Moon, Soils, Uvs, Diffusion, Erosion, Ultraviolet Spectrometer, Pressure, Dynamics, Flux, Magnetopause, Boundary Layers, Conduction, Dayside, Radiogenic Elements, Electrons, Density, Saturation, Mercury, Magnetosphere, Plasma Sheets, Atmosphere, Helium, Hydroge

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It is pointed out that the solar wind is an important contributor to the H and He components of the atmosphere of Mercury. For this reason, and because significant differences exist between the magnetospheres of Mercury and the earth, an investigation was conducted of the magnetospheric processes at Mercury to determine how these processes affect the precipitation of solar wind plasma onto the planetary surface. Attention is given to a review of estimates of the Hermaean magnetic moment, the direct impact of the solar wind on the planetary surface, precipitation along closed dayside magnetic field lines, precipitation along open dayside magnetic field lines, particles precipitating on closed field lines from the plasma sheet, radiogenic and other atmospheric sources, atmospheric loss rates, surface interaction mechanisms, and subsurface residence times and chemical reactions.

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