Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974icar...23..465d&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 23, Nov. 1974, p. 465-482.
Computer Science
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Light Curve, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Surfaces, Polarimetry, Albedo, Atmospheric Pressure, Fines, Light (Visible Radiation), Lunar Surface, Planetary Atmospheres, Polarized Light, Solar Radiation
Scientific paper
Polarimetric measurements were collected at different areas of the surface of Mercury, and for the whole disk in six wavelengths. The curves of polarization are compared with telescopic observations of the moon and laboratory studies of minerals and returned lunar samples. The negative branch of polarization proves that Mercury's surface is almost everywhere covered by a regolith layer of fines of the lunar type, also made of dark and absorbing material, and most probably of the same impact generated origin. The polarization maximum of Mercury is reproduced by lunar samples of fines of intermediate albedo corresponding to the lightest regolith found in the Apollo explored maria.
Auriere Michel
Dollfus Audouin
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