The origin of Mercury

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Apr 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003eaeja.....6065b&link_type=abstract

EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Abstracts from the meeting held in Nice, France, 6 - 11 April 2003, abstract #6065

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Classes of models have been advanced to explain the anomalously high density of Mercury. The models invoke either the differing volatilities of iron and silicates (equilibrium condensation and mantle vaporization fall into this category) or disruptive collisions to separate the silicates from the iron. These models are potentially testable by spacecraft experiments as they seem to yield distinctive chemical signatures. We shall review these models in the light of the progress that has been made in the understanding of planetary formation since they have been proposed. In particular, we shall emphasize the areas that need further work in order to provide the theoretical framework necessary for a fruitful Mercury exploration mission.

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