MDIS Data Users' Workshops

MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Data Users' Workshop 2015

This workshop introduced MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) images and advanced data products available in NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS) and focused on getting users to work with MDIS data. Tools and software to navigate and analyze MDIS data were discussed. The overall goal of the workshop was to increase the awareness and accessibility of MDIS datasets to the larger scientific community, to support ongoing scientific projects, and to enable future research proposals. The workshop was open to any one in the community, and no previous experience with MDIS data was required.

Since entering orbit in 2011, MDIS has acquired >250,000 images of Mercury's surface and created the first global maps of the Solar System's innermost planet. MESSENGER's operational mission ends in April 2015, as the spacecraft depletes its fuel and impacts the planet. MDIS images and global mosaics are available in the PDS, with additional PDS deliveries planned through spring 2016.

This MESSENGER MDIS Data Users' Workshop was held in association with the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, March 15, 2015, in the Grogan's Mill room. Visit the LPSC website link above for location and other logistical information.

March 10, 2015 Workshop Announcement

This workshop was hands-on and activity oriented, to give all participants some direct experience working with MDIS data during the workshop. As such, the three items below were useful for participants to do prior to the workshop if possible.

  1. Bring a laptop if possible! (We'll be running the activities on VirtualBox, which supports a large variety of operating systems; see the VirtualBox link below for more information about the systems supported)

  2. Install VirtualBox, available for free off this website:
    https://www.virtualbox.org/

  3. If you are new to ISIS, we encourage you to check out some of the basics ahead of time with these online tutorials:
    ISIS online workshop: http://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/IsisWorkshop/index.php/IsisWorkshop
    Specifically:
    a) http://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/IsisWorkshop/index.php/IsisWorkshop#Fundamentals
    b) http://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/IsisWorkshop/index.php/IsisWorkshop#Cartography

Agenda

Sunday, March 15, 2015, 1:30-4:30 pm CDT
Grogan's Mill room at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott

The 2015 MDIS Data Users' Workshop will involve examples of using MDIS data. Participants will be able to work through these examples on their own computers using materials provided at the workshop on a USB drive. Thus, participants are encouraged to bring their own computers to get the most out of this workshop.

1:30 pm: Workshop Overview
   Nancy Chabot, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
1:40 pm: Set-up of Participants' Computers
   Kris Becker, Tammy Becker, United States Geological Survey
2:00 pm: ISIS Overview and MDIS Examples
   Kris Becker, Tammy Becker, United States Geological Survey
  • ISIS (Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers) overview
  • Monochrome and color mosaics from PDS MDIS images
  • Working with PDS MDIS global mosaic products
4:00 pm: Overview of PDS MDIS Products and Additional Resources
   Nancy Chabot, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Presentations and Resources


  Resources from the 2013 MDIS Workshop

  • Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS) Support Posting
  • Workshop Presentation Slides
  • Exploring MDIS Products in QuickMap
  • Overview of MESSENGER mission, instruments, and imaging campaigns
  • MDIS Calibration
  • ISIS Demos and Materials from the Workshop
  • Hawkins, S. E., III, J. D. Boldt, E. H. Darlington (all at JHU/APL), R. Espiritu (ACT), R. E. Gold, B. Gotwols, M. P. Grey (both at JHU/APL), C. D. Hash (ACT), J. R. Hayes, S. E. Jaskulek, C. J. Kardian, Jr., M. R. Keller (all at JHU/APL), E. R. Malaret (ACT), S. L. Murchie, P. K. Murphy, K. Peacock, L. M. Prockter, R. A. Reiter (all at JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), E. D. Schaefer, R. G. Shelton, R. E. Sterner, II, H. W. Taylor (all at JHU/APL), T. R. Watters (NASM), and B. D. Williams (JHU/APL), The Mercury Dual Imaging System on the MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 247-338, 2007.
  • Hawkins, S. E., III, S. L. Murchie (both at JHU/APL), K. J. Becker (USGS), C. M. Selby, F. S. Turner, M. W. Noble, N. L. Chabot, T. H. Choo, E. H. Darlington (all at JHU/APL), B. W. Denevi (Arizona State Univ.), D. L. Domingue, C. M. Ernst (both at JHU/APL), G. M. Holsclaw (Univ. Colorado), N. R. Laslo (JHU/APL), W. E. McClintock (Univ. Colorado), L. M. Prockter (JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and R. E. Sterner, II (JHU/APL), In-flight performance of MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System, in Instruments and Methods for Astrobiology and Planetary Missions XII, edited by R. B. Hoover, G. V. Levin, A. Y. Rozanov, and K. D. Retherford, paper 74410Z, 12 pp., SPIE Proceedings, vol. 7441, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2009.

MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Data Users' Workshop 2013

Since entering orbit in 2011, MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) has acquired >100,000 images of Mercury's surface and created the first global maps of the Solar System's innermost planet. MDIS images are available in NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS), and on March 8, 2013, the first global maps based on MDIS images were released by the PDS; the global maps include one in monochrome to highlight surface morphology and one in eight colors. This workshop introduced all of the MDIS images and advanced data products available in the PDS, discussed the different calibrations and corrections applied to the data, introduced the two newly released global maps, and presented tools and software available to navigate and analyze MDIS data. The overall goal of the workshop was to increase the awareness and accessibility of the MDIS dataset to the larger scientific community, to support ongoing scientific projects, and to enable future research proposals.

This MESSENGER MDIS Data Users' Workshop was held in association with the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference on Sunday, March 17, 2013, from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott and Hotel and Convention Center, The Woodlands, TX, in the Montgomery Ballrooms B/C. The workshop was intended for anyone interested in using MDIS data.

Agenda and Presentations

All presentation materials are available at this PDS website.
ISIS demos and materials presented at the workshop are available at this USGS website.

Sunday, March 17, 2013, 2 pm CDT
Montgomery Ballrooms B/C
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
The Woodlands, TX

1. Overview of the mission, instrument, and imaging campaigns
   Nancy Chabot, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (~15 min.)
2. Available MDIS data products and calibrations
   Brett Denevi, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (~30 min.)
3. Accessing and searching for MDIS data in the PDS
   Lisa Gaddis, PDS Imaging Node, United States Geological Survey (~20 min)
4. MDIS data in QuickMap
   Erick Malaret, Applied Coherent Technology Corporation (~20 min)

5. Using MDIS data in ISIS (Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers)

  1. ISIS3 Fundamentals
  2. Standard Processing Concepts and Tools
  3. Cartographic Map Projections
  4. Creating Monochrome Map Mosaics (EDRs)
  5. Creating Color Map Mosaics (EDRs)
  6. Working with PDS Map Projected Products (BDRs/MDRs)
  7. Export and Application Support for ISIS3 Products
   Kris Becker, United States Geological Survey (~2 hours)

Resources

  • Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS) Support Posting
  • Workshop Presentation Slides
  • ISIS Demos and Materials from the Workshop
  • Hawkins, S. E., III, J. D. Boldt, E. H. Darlington (all at JHU/APL), R. Espiritu (ACT), R. E. Gold, B. Gotwols, M. P. Grey (both at JHU/APL), C. D. Hash (ACT), J. R. Hayes, S. E. Jaskulek, C. J. Kardian, Jr., M. R. Keller (all at JHU/APL), E. R. Malaret (ACT), S. L. Murchie, P. K. Murphy, K. Peacock, L. M. Prockter, R. A. Reiter (all at JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), E. D. Schaefer, R. G. Shelton, R. E. Sterner, II, H. W. Taylor (all at JHU/APL), T. R. Watters (NASM), and B. D. Williams (JHU/APL), The Mercury Dual Imaging System on the MESSENGER spacecraft, Space Science Reviews, 131, 247-338, 2007.
  • Hawkins, S. E., III, S. L. Murchie (both at JHU/APL), K. J. Becker (USGS), C. M. Selby, F. S. Turner, M. W. Noble, N. L. Chabot, T. H. Choo, E. H. Darlington (all at JHU/APL), B. W. Denevi (Arizona State Univ.), D. L. Domingue, C. M. Ernst (both at JHU/APL), G. M. Holsclaw (Univ. Colorado), N. R. Laslo (JHU/APL), W. E. McClintock (Univ. Colorado), L. M. Prockter (JHU/APL), M. S. Robinson (Arizona State Univ.), S. C. Solomon (CIW), and R. E. Sterner, II (JHU/APL), In-flight performance of MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System, in Instruments and Methods for Astrobiology and Planetary Missions XII, edited by R. B. Hoover, G. V. Levin, A. Y. Rozanov, and K. D. Retherford, paper 74410Z, 12 pp., SPIE Proceedings, vol. 7441, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2009.

MASCS/VIRS Data Users' Workshop

MESSENGER Visible and Infrared Spectrograph (VIRS) Data Users' Workshop 2014

Since entering orbit in 2011, MESSENGER's Visible and Infrared Spectrograph (VIRS) has acquired >10 million spectra of Mercury's surface and created the first spectral maps of the solar system's innermost planet. These data are available in NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS). A MESSENGER Visible and Infrared Spectrograph (VIRS) Data Users' Workshop was held in association with the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference on Monday, March 17, 2014 to introduce users to the MASCS/VIRS data sets. Here you can find the agenda from the meeting, the presentation slides, and various resources to help you work with VIRS data.

Agenda and Presentations

Monday, March 17, 2014, 12 pm CDT
Panther Creek Room
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
The Woodlands, TX

1. Overview of the mission, instrument and data calibration
2. MASCS/VIRS data record structure and data types
3. Accessing MASCS data directly from the PDS
4. Reading VIRS data into IDL
5. VIRS data in Quickmap - locating and downloading spectra for geological regions of interest

Resources

Accessing VIRS Data in the PDS

Data Quality Index Reader (IDL)

Calibrated Data Record (CDR) and Derived Data Record (DRR) Readers

CDR/DDR Software Interface Specification (SIS)

Izenberg, N. R., R. L. Klima, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, E. Malaret, C. Mauceri, F. Vilas, A. L. Sprague, J. Helbert, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head III, T. A. Goudge, S. C. Solomon, C. A. Hibbitts, and M. D. Dyar, The low-iron, reduced surface of Mercury as seen in spectral reflectance by MESSENGER, Icarus, 228, 364-374, 2014.

Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, M. S. Robinson, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, D. T. Blewett, and A. L. Sprague, A comparison of the ultraviolet to near-infrared spectral properties of Mercury and the Moon as observed by MESSENGER, Icarus, 209, 179-194, 2010.               

McClintock, W. E., N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head, III, J. Helbert, T. J. McCoy, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague and F. Vilas, Spectroscopic observations of Mercury's surface reflectance during MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Science, 321, 62-65, 2008.

McClintock, W. E., and M. R. Lankton, The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, 481-522, 2007.

Science Team Meetings

MESSENGER Science Team meetings began with a 1.5-day meeting of each Discipline Group followed by a 1-day meeting of the entire Science Team. Dates and locations of previous meetings are below.

Meeting #
Meeting Date
Location
Institution
1
31 Jan. - 1 Feb. 2000 Laurel, MD APL
2
22 May 2000 Laurel, MD APL
3
7-8 Dec. 2000 Laurel, MD APL
4
24 May 2001 Laurel, MD APL
5
24-25 Sept. 2001 Laurel, MD APL
6
18 March 2002 Laurel, MD APL
7
1 Oct. 2002 Laurel, MD APL
8
11-12 June 2003 Laurel, MD APL
9
17-18 Feb. 2004 Tucson, AZ Univ. of Arizona (Boynton)
10
1 Aug. 2004 Kennedy Space Center, FL KSC
11
1 Feb. 2005 Laurel, MD APL
12
3 Nov. 2005 Laurel, MD APL
13
5-7 June 2006 Boulder, CO Univ. of Colorado (McClintock)
14
22-24 Jan. 2007 Tempe, AZ ASU (Robinson)
15
19-21 June 2007 Washington, DC CIW (Solomon)
16
25-27 Feb. 2008 Santa Barbara, CA UCSB (Peale)
17
5-7 Nov. 2008 Boulder, CO SWRI (Phillips, Chapman)
18
12-14 May 2009 Providence, RI Brown Univ. (Head)
19
3-5 Nov. 2009 Laurel, MD APL (Domingue)
8-10 June 2010 Cambridge, MA MIT (Zuber)
21
11-13 Jan. 2011 Tucson, AZ Univ. of Arizona (Boynton)
10-12 May 2011 Washington, DC CIW (Solomon)
16-18 Aug. 2011 Ann Arbor, MI Univ. of Michigan (Zurbuchen)
8-10 Nov. 2011 Annapolis, MD APL (McNutt)
7-9 Feb. 2012 Tempe, AZ ASU (Robinson)
8-10 May 2012 Vancouver, BC UBC (Johnson)
7-9 Aug. 2012 Salem, MA MIT (Zuber)
13-15 Nov. 2012 Santa Monica, CA UCLA (Margot, Paige, Schriver)
26-28 Feb. 2013 Laurel, MD APL (McNutt)
18-20 June 2013 Cleveland, OH Case Western Reserve Univ. (Hauck)
2-4 Oct. 2013 Boulder, CO LASP (McClintock, Baker)
32 6-8 May 2014 Laurel, MD APL (McNutt)
33 28-30 October 2014 Santa Fe, NM PSI (Feldman)
34 25-27 March 2015 Washington, DC CIW (Nittler)
35 27-29 October 2015 Pearl River, NY LDEO (Solomon)
12-14 April 2016 Washington, DC CIW (Nittler)

 

Presentations

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2016

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European Geosciences General Assembly
17-22 April 2016
Vienna, Austria

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016

  • Baker, D. N., Energetic-electron flux enhancements in Mercury’s magnetosphere: An integrated view with high-resolution observations from MESSENGER, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, abstract EGU2016-1444, 2016.

  • Genova, A., E. Mazarico, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury’s interior from MESSENGER geodetic measurements, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, abstract EGU2016-7940, 2016.

  • McClintock, W. E., M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Mercury’s surface-bounded exosphere as seen from orbit during the MESSENGER mission: Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer results, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, abstract EGU2016-11019, 2016.

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, F. Preusker, J.-L. Margot, R. J. Phillips, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury’s rotational state from combined MESSENGER laser altimeter and image data, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, abstract EGU2016-15309, 2016.
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47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
21-25 March 2016
The Woodlands, Texas

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Anderson, B. J., H. Korth, C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, L. C. Philpott, and S. C. Solomon, Closure of Birkeland current at Mercury: Constraints on the electrical conductivity of the crust and mantle, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1243, 2016.

  • Becker, K. J., M. S. Robinson, T. L. Becker, L. A. Weller, K. L. Edmundson, G. A. Neumann, M. E. Perry, and S. C. Solomon, First global digital elevation model of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 2959, 2016.

  • Byrne, P. K., C. I. Fassett, C. Klimczak, L. R. Ostrach, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, A. M. C. Ş̧engör, S. A. Hauck, II, A. J. Evans, M. E. Banks, T. R. Watters, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, The interplay between volcanism and tectonics on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1227, 2016.

  • Chabot, N. L., B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, C. D. Hash, C. M. Ernst, D. T. Blewett, H. Nair, N. R. Laslo, and S. C. Solomon, Mapping Mercury: Global imaging strategy and products from the MESSENGER mission, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1256, 2016.

  • Chabot, N. L., C. M. Ernst, H. Nair, A. N. Deutsch, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Imaging of Mercury's polar deposits during MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1252, 2016.

  • Denevi, B. W., C. M. Ernst, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, P. D. Spudis, R. L. Klima, S. L. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, J. L. Whitten, R. V. Povilaitis, and M. J. Kinczyk, The origin of Mercury's oldest surfaces and the nature of intercrater plains resurfacing, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1624, 2016.

  • Denevi, B. W., F. P. Seelos, C. M. Ernst, M. R. Keller, N. L. Chabot, S. L. Murchie, D. L. Domingue, C. D. Hash, and D. T. Blewett, Final calibration and multispectral map products from the Mercury Dual Imaging System wide-angle camera on MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1264, 2016.

  • Deutsch, A. N., N. L. Chabot, E. Mazarico, C. M. Ernst, J. W. Head, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Comparison of areas in shadow from imaging and altimetry in the north polar region of Mercury and implications for polar ice deposits, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1134, 2016.

  • Ernst, C. M., N. L. Chabot, and O. S. Barnouin, Examining the potential contribution of the Hokusai impact to water ice on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1374, 2016.

  • James, P. B., R. J. Phillips, M. Grott, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, The thickness of Mercury's lithosphere as inferred from MESSENGER gravity and topography, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1992, 2016.

  • Johnson, C. L., R. J. Phillips, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, K. Fan, J. M. Feinberg, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head III, H. Korth, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, M. E. Purucker, B. M. Strauss, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's lithospheric magnetic field, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1391, 2016.

  • Kinczyk, M. J., L. M. Prockter, C. R. Chapman, and H. C. M. Susorney, A morphological evaluation of crater degradation on Mercury: Revisiting crater classification with MESSENGER data, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1573, 2016.

  • Klima, R. L., D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, E. A. Frank, J. W. Head, III, N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, P. N. Peplowski, and S. C. Solomon, Global distribution and spectral properties of low-reflectance material on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1195, 2016.

  • Lawrence, D. J., P. N. Peplowski, A. W. Beck, W. C. Feldman, E. A. Frank, T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, N. L. Chabot, C. M. Ernst, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional terranes on Mercury derived from measurements of fast neutrons, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1253, 2016.

  • Maxwell, R. E., N. R. Izenberg, and G. M. Holsclaw, Implications for iron and carbon in Mercury surface materials from ultraviolet reflectance, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1606, 2016.

  • Mazarico, E., A. Genova, S. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury after MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 2022, 2016.

  • Merline, W. J., C. R. Chapman, P. M. Tamblyn, H. Nair, N. L. Chabot, B. L. Enke, and S. C. Solomon, Search for vulcanoids and Mercury satellites from MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 2765, 2016.

  • Neumann, G. A., M. E. Perry, E. Mazarico, C. M. Ernst, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, K. J. Becker, R. E. Gaskell, J. W. Head, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury shape model from laser altimetry and planetary comparisons, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 2087, 2016.

  • Nittler, L. R., E. A. Frank, S. Z. Weider, E. Crapster-Pregont, A. Vorburger, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Global major-element maps of Mercury updated from four years of MESSENGER X-ray observations, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1237, 2016.

  • Perry, M. E., G. A. Neumann, C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, J.-L. Margot, J. Oberst, S. A. Hauck, II, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, Radio-frequency occultations and the low-degree shape of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 2549, 2016.

  • Prockter, L. M., M. J. Kinczyk, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head III, C. I. Fassett, J. L. Whitten, R. J. Thomas, D. L. Buczkowski, B. M. Hynek, L. R. Ostrach, D. T. Blewett, C. M. Ernst, and the MESSENGER Mapping Group, The first global geological map of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1245, 2016.

  • Susorney, H. C. M., O. S. Barnouin, and C. M. Ernst, The distribution of surface roughness in and around complex craters on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1705, 2016.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, S. L. Murchie, P. N. Peplowski, T. J. McCoy, L. Kerber, C. M. Ernst, T. A. Goudge, R. D. Starr, N. R. Izenberg, R. L. Klima, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Evidence from MESSENGER for sulfur- and carbon-driven explosive volcanism on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 47, abstract 1217, 2016.

2015

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American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
14-18 December 2015
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2015 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

  • Blewett, D. T., A. C. Stadermann, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, Z. Xiao, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's hollows: Depths, estimation of formation rates, and the nature of the bright haloes, abstract P53A-2096, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Bryan, C. G., B. G. Williams, K. E. Williams, A. H. Taylor, E. Carranza, B. R. Page, D. R. Stanbridge, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, D. J. O'Shaughnessy, J. V. McAdams, and A. B. Calloway, Navigating the MESSENGER spacecraft through end of mission, abstract P34A-02, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, A. M. C. Şengör, S. A. Hauck, II, T. R. Watters, and S. C. Solomon Understanding the interior evolution of Mercury from its tectonic history, abstract P51D-02, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Byrne, P. K., L. R. Ostrach, C. I. Fassett, C. R. Chapman, A. J. Evans, C. Klimczak, M. E. Banks, J. W. Head III, and S. C. Solomon, Widespread plains volcanism on Mercury ended by 3.6 Ga, abstract P53A-2100, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Chapman, C. R., C. I. Fassett, S. Marchi, W. J. Merline, L. R. Ostrach, and L. M. Prockter, Basin formation and cratering on Mercury revealed by MESSENGER, abstract P53A-2098, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Dewey, R. M., D. N. Baker, J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, P. N. Peplowski, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, B. J. Anderson, G. C. Ho, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, Intense energetic-electron flux enhancements in Mercury's magnetosphere: An integrated view with high-resolution observations from MESSENGER, abstract P53A-2084, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Evans, A. J., S. M. Brown, B. Charlier, T. L. Grove, P. B. James, and S. C. Solomon, Thermochemical evolution of Mercury's lower mantle linked to early volcanism, abstract P41F-08, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Frank, E. A., L. R. Nittler, A. H. Vorburger, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, The composition of geologic-scale features resolved by MESSENGER's X-Ray Spectrometer, abstract P53A-2095, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, G. C. Ho, S. A. Boardsen, T. A. Cassidy, B. M. Walsh, and S. C. Solomon, Mapping Mercury's magnetic topology with solar energetic electrons, abstract P41F-03, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Goossens, S., E. Mazarico, A. Genova, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, High-resolution gravity models for Mercury from MESSENGER tracking data, abstract P41C-2077, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Hauck, S. A., II, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, M. Grott, T. J. McCoy, and S. Stanley, Mercury's global evolution: New views from MESSENGER, abstract P53A-2086, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. D. Starr, J. D. Vandegriff, D. N. Baker, R. E. Gold, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. Schriver, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract P53A-2088, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Izenberg, N. R., R. E. Maxwell, G. M. Holsclaw, R. L. Klima, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Analysis of ultraviolet reflectance spectra of Mercury's southern hemisphere, abstract P53A-2093, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • James, P. B., E. Mazarico, A. Genova, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's lithospheric thickness and crustal density, as inferred from MESSENGER observations, abstract P53A-2102, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Johnson, C. L., R. J. Phillips, M. E. Purucker, B. J. Anderson, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, K. A. Fan, J. M. Feinberg, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head III, H. Korth, P. B. James, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, L. C. Philpott, M. A. Siegler, B. M. Strauss, N. A. Tsyganenko, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's crustal magnetic field from low-altitude measurements by MESSENGER, abstract G33A-03, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Klima, R. L., B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, P. N. Peplowski, and S. C. Solomon, Global distribution and spectral properties of low-reflectance material on Mercury, abstract P53A-2094, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, M. E. Banks, and S. C. Solomon, Amount, rate, and timing of global contraction on Mercury, abstract P41F-06, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Korth, H., N. A. Tsyganenko, C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., A model of Mercury's magnetospheric magnetic field with dependence on magnetic activity, abstract P53A-2086, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Mazarico, E., A. Genova, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field and orientation of Mercury after the MESSENGER mission, abstract P53A-2103, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • McClintock, W. E., M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Observations of Mercury's surface-bounded exosphere from orbit: Results from the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft, Korth, H., N. A. Tsyganenko, C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., A model of Mercury's magnetospheric magnetic field with dependence on magnetic activity, abstract P53A-2092, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Peplowski, P. N., R. L. Klima, D. J. Lawrence, C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, J. O. Goldsten, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Subsurface carbon-bearing material on Mercury revealed by the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer, abstract P41F-04, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Perry, M. E., G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, S. A. Hauck, II, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, J.-L. Margot, and C. L. Johnson, The low-degree shape of Mercury, abstract P53A-2104, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Prockter, L. M., J. W. Head III, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, M. J. Kinczyk, C. I. Fassett, J. L. Whitten, R. J. Thomas, C. M. Ernst, and the MESSENGER Mapping Group, The first global geological map of Mercury, abstract P53A-2106, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Schriver, D., P. M. Travnicek, G. C. Ho, R. D. Starr, D. L. Domingue, D. N. Baker, P. Hellinger, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Energization and precipitation of electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract P53A-2089, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Verma, A. K., and J.-L. Margot, Mercury's gravity field, tidal Love number k2, and spin axis orientation revealed with MESSENGER radio tracking data, abstract P34A-03, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

  • Weir, H. M., J. P. Edmonds, K. G. Hallau, B. Hirshon, J. J. Goldstein, J. Hamel, S. Hamel, and S. C. Solomon, International assistance in naming craters on Mercury, abstract PA21D-2177, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 December 2015.

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47th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
8-13 November 2015
Washington, D.C.

Vervack, R. J., Jr., R. M. Killen, M. H. Burger, M. Sarantos, W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel, and T. A. Cassidy
Mercury's exosphere: New detections, discoveries, and insights

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Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 12th Annual Meeting
2-7 August 2015
Singapore

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, H. Korth, H. L. Winters, B. J. Anderson, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, C. L. Johnson, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. M. Raines, and R. J. Vervack, Jr.
Mercury close-up: The conclusion of the MESSENGER mission

Oberst, J., A. Stark, F. Preusker, R. J. Phillips, M. S. Robinson, K. J. Becker, M. E. Perry, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon
A new rotation model and reference grid for Mercury from combined MESSENGER stereo photogrammetry and laser altimetry

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5th MESSENGER-BepiColombo Joint Science Meeting
16-18 June 2015
Berlin, Germany

MESSENGER Presentations at the 5th MESSENGER–BepiColombo Joint Science Meeting

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel, R. J. Vervack, Jr., T. A. Cassidy, and M. Sarantos, Mercury's calcium exosphere in the MESSENGER era

  • Cassidy, T. A., and the MASCS-UVVS Team, The sodium exosphere: Expected and unexpected results

  • Chabot, N. L., J. K. Harmon, C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, S. L. Murchie, and J. W. Head, Imaging investigations of water ice on Mercury and future exploration of the south polar region

  • Domingue, D. L., M. D'Amore, S. Ferrari, J. Helbert, and N. R. Izenberg, Photometric properties of Mercury's surface at visible to near-infrared wavelengths

  • Frank, E. A., L. R. Nittler, A. H. Vorburger, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, High-resolution measurements of Mercury's surface composition with the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer

  • Genova, A., E. Mazarico, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury after the MESSENGER mission

  • Hauck, S. A., II, P. K. Byrne, C. L. Johnson, J.-L, Margot, E. Mazarico, S. J. Peale, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury's interior: New views from MESSENGER

  • Izenberg, N. R., and the MESSENGER MASCS Team, Four years of observations of the spectral reflectance of Mercury's surface

  • Izenberg, N. R., R. J. Thomas, D. T. Blewett, L. R. Nittler, and R. Maxwell, Mercury's hollows: Morphology and spectral and elemental variations

  • James, P. B., E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, A. Genova, E. A. Frank, L. R. Nittler, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Insight from MESSENGER into the crustal structure of Mercury's geochemical terranes

  • Johnson, C. L., L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. J. Phillips, M. E. Purucker, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetosphere

  • Killen, R. M., Mercury's exosphere: What we learned and questions remaining

  • Killen, R. M., J. M. Hahn, and the MASCS Team, Seasonal variations in Mercury's calcium exosphere modeled by impact vaporization from dusk disk plus meteor shower

  • Klimczak, C., and P. K. Byrne, The surface geology on Mercury

  • Korth, H., N. A. Tsyganenko, C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Modeling Mercury's magnetospheric field: Past, present, and future

  • McClintock, W. E., M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Exploring Mercury's surface-bound exosphere from orbit: Observations by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft

  • Neumann, G. A., E. Mazarico, X. Sun, C. M. Ernst, O. S. Barnouin, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Measurement of surface reflectance and roughness with the Mercury Laser Altimeter

  • Oberst, J., A. Stark, F. Preusker, R. J. Phillips, M. S. Robinson, K. J. Becker, M. E. Perry, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury reference frame and topographic base map from combined MESSENGER stereogrammetry and laser altimetry

  • Prockter, L. M., Mercury global geologic map

  • Raines, J. M., P. J. Tracy, D. J. Gershman, G. K. Poh, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's northern cusp

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, A. Genova, and M. E. Perry, Topography and shape of Mercury from the Mercury Laser Altimeter

  • Solomon, S. C., Mercury: Questions answered, questions raised

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, F. Preusker, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, R. J. Phillips, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, First MESSENGER orbital observations of Mercury's librations

  • Vilas, F., D. L. Domingue, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, J. Helbert, S. Ferrari, M. D'Amore, and A. Maturilli, Can MESSENGER visible to near-infrared photometric and spectral data inform predictions about BepiColombo mid-infrared spectral findings?

  • Weider, S. Z., Geochemistry of Mercury's surface: Results from MESSENGER
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European Geosciences Union General Assembly
12-17 April 2015
Vienna, Austria

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015

  • Baker, D. N., R. M. Dewey, B. J. Anderson, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. Odstrcil, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Energetic electron flux enhancements in Mercury's magnetosphere: An integrated view with multi-instrument observations from MESSENGER, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, abstract EGU2015-2517, 2015.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetosphere dynamics: A review, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, abstract EGU2015-8051, 2015.

  • Genova, A., E. Mazarico, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's gravity field, orientation, an ephemeris after MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, abstract EGU2015-5654, 2015.

  • Poh, G., J. A. Slavin, X. Jia, G. A. DiBraccio, J. M. Raines, S. M. Imber, D. J. Gershman, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of cusp plasma filaments, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, abstract EGU2015-2582, 2015.
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46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
16-20 March 2015
The Woodlands, Texas

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Barnouin, O. S., C. M. Ernst, and H. C. M. Susorney, The remarkable Hokusai crater, Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 2672, 2015.

  • Byrne, P. K., L. R. Ostrach, B. W. Denevi, C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett, J. L. Whitten, C. Klimczak, E. Mazarico, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Near-synchronous end to global-scale effusive volcanism on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1731, 2015.

  • Chabot, N. L., C. M. Ernst, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, B. W. Denevi, H. Nair, D. T. Blewett, S. L. Murchie, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Resolving the surfaces of Mercury's low-reflectance polar deposits with images from MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1274, 2015.

  • Domingue, D. L., B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, and C. D. Hash, Characterization of Mercury's regolith with multiple photometric models, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1341, 2015.

  • Evans, A. J., S. M. Brown, and S. C. Solomon, Characteristics of early mantle convection and melting on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 2414, 2015.

  • Frank, E. A., L. R. Nittler, A. H. Vorburger, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, High-resolution measurements of Mercury's surface composition with the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1949, 2015.

  • Izenberg, N. R., R. J. Thomas, D. T. Blewett, and L. R. Nittler, Are there compositionally different types of hollows on Mercury?, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1344, 2015.

  • Johnson, C. L., M. E. Purucker, L. C. Philpott, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, N. A. Tsyganenko, S. A. Hauck, II, B. W Denevi, P. K. Byrne, J. W. Head II, M. A. Siegler, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Evidence for remanent magnetic fields on Mercury from MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1205, 2015.

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, L. R. Nittler, P. N. Peplowski, S. C. Solomon, and S. Z. Weider, Global maps of Mercury's elemental composition: New results from epithermal and fast neutrons, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1833, 2015.

  • Mazarico, E., A. Genova, S. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury after the MESSENGER low-altitude campaign, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1385, 2015.

  • Murchie, S. L., R. L. Klima, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, M. R. Keller, D. L, Domingue, D. T. Blewett, N. L. Chabot, C. D. Hash, E. Malaret, N. R. Izenberg, F. Vilas, L. R. Nittler, J. J. Gillis-Davis, and J. W. Head, Orbital multispectral mapping of Mercury by MESSENGER: Evidence for the origins of plains units and low-reflectance material, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1606, 2015.

  • Oberst, J., A. Stark, F. Preusker, R. J. Phillips, M. S. Robinson, K. J. Becker, M. E. Perry, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, A topographic model of Mercury's northern hemisphere from combined MESSENGER stereo photogrammetry and laser altimetry, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1955, 2015.

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, G. A. Neumann, J.-L. Margot, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's rotation rate from three years of observations by the Mercury Laser Altimeter, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 1893, 2015.

  • Susorney, H. C. M., O. S. Barnouin, and C. M. Ernst, The surface roughness of Mercury: Investigating the effects of impact cratering, volcanism, and tectonics, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 2088, 2015.

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, K. Daud, M. E. Banks, M. M. Selvans, M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, N. L Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, and D. T. Blewett, Small thrust fault scarps on Mercury revealed in low-altitude MESSENGER images, Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, abstract 2240, 2015.

2014

DPS 2014 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
15-19 December 2014
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

  • Al Asad, M., C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's tail current sheet from MESSENGER magnetic field measurements, abstract P21C-3921, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Anderson, B. J., H. Korth, C. L. Johnson, J. A. Slavin, and R. J. Phillips, Birkeland currents and their closure at Mercury and implications for crustal electrical conductivity, abstract P13F-03, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Baker, D. N., R. M. Dewey, and D. Odstrcil, Solar wind forcing at Mercury: Comparison between MESSENGER observations and ENLIL model results for the low-altitude campaign, abstract P13F-02, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Blewett, D. T., A. C. Stadermann, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, and P. N. Peplowski, Mercury's hollows: New information on distribution and morphology from MESSENGER observations at low altitude, abstract P13F-06, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Byrne, P. K., L. R. Ostrach, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, III, S. A. Hauck, II, S. L. Murchie, and S. C. Solomon, Global volcanism on Mercury at about 3.8 Ga, abstract P21C-3932, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, S. Ferrari, A. Maturilli, L. R. Nittler, D. L. Domingue, F. Vilas, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, D. S. Ebel, and S. C. Solomon, Unsupervised classification of Mercury's surface spectral and chemical characteristics, abstract P21C-3935, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Dewey, R. M., D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, G. C. Ho, W. E. McClintock, D. Odstrcil, L. C. Philpott, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Winslow, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Improving solar wind modeling at Mercury: Incorporating transient solar phenomena into the WSA-ENLIL model, abstract P21C-3918, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, D. J. Gershman, P. Tracy, S. A. Boardsen, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, First observations of Mercury's plasma mantle as seen by MESSENGER, abstract SM51E-4278, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Lawrence, H. T. Vestrand, and P. N. Peplowski, Long-duration neutron production in solar eruptive events detected with the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer, abstract SH21B-4117, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, T. Sundberg, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, Multi-scale Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices along Mercury's magnetopause, abstract SM23D-02, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Hauck, S. A., II, N. L. Chabot, P. Sun, Z. Jing, C. L. Johnson, J.-L. Margot, S. Padovan, S. J. Peale, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Constraints on Mercury's core-mantle boundary region, abstract P21C-3944, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • James, P. B., P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, Surface strains associated with the evolution of Mercury's domical swells, abstract P21C-3939, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Johnson, C. L., Mercury's magnetic field, abstract GP24A-01, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Johnson, C. L., M. E. Purucker, L. C. Philpott, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, R. M. Winslow, M. Al Asad, J. B. Nicholas, N. A. Tsyganenko, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, III, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's internal magnetic field: Results from MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, abstract P21C-3928, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Killen, R. M., M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Sarantos, A. W. Merkel, and W. E. McClintock, Knowledge of Mercury's exosphere from MESSENGER observations, abstract P13F-04, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Killen, R. M., J. M. Hahn, M. H. Burger, and the MASCS team of the Mercury MESSENGER mission, Evidence of impact vaporization as a source of calcium in Mercury's exosphere, abstract P23C-3994, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's global fabric of thrust faults, abstract P21C-3940, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Korth, H., N. A. Tsyganenko, C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, B. J. Anderson, M. Al Asad, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Development with MESSENGER data of a model of Mercury's magnetospheric magnetic field confined within the average observed magnetopause, abstract P21C-3927, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Lawrence, D. J., P. N. Peplowski, W. C. Feldman, and S. C. Solomon, Hydrogen concentrations near Mercury's north pole: New measurements from MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign, abstract P21C-3931, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Mazarico, E., The Mercury gravity field after the MESSENGER low-altitude gravity campaign, abstract P13F-07, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, R. D. Starr, G. C. Ho, P. N. Peplowski, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, S. C. Solomon, and D. N. Baker, Characteristics of energetic electron events in Mercury's magnetosphere at the 10-ms timescale, abstract P21C-3920, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, A. Vorburger, and S. C. Solomon, Mapping Mercury's surface composition at high spatial resolution with the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer, abstract P13F-05, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Padovan, S., M. A. Wieczorek, J.-L. Margot, N. Tosi, and S. C. Solomon, Thickness of Mercury's crust from MESSENGER gravity and altimetry data, abstract P21C-3938, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, Effect of an ellipsoidal solid inner core on Mercury's obliquity, abstract P13F-08, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Peplowski, P. N., D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Low-altitude neutron measurements at Mercury: New insights into volatile distributions, abstract P21C-3930, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Poh, G. K., J. A. Slavin, G. A. DiBraccio, X. Jia, J. M. Raines, S. M. Imber, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of cusp plasma filaments at Mercury, abstract SM51E-4279, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, J. B. Nicholas, L. C. Philpott, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, J. W. Head, III, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's internal magnetic field: Results from MESSENGER's search for remanent crustal magnetization associated with impact basins, abstract P21C-3929, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Raines, J. M., P. Tracy, D. J. Gershman, G. K. Poh, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER low-altitude plasma observations in Mercury's northern magnetospheric cusp, abstract P21C-3924, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, and the MESSENGER Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer and LADEE Ultraviolet Spectrometer teams, abstract P23C-3998, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Schriver, D., P. M. Travnicek, B. J. Anderson, M. Ashour-Abdala, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, P. Hellinger, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, R. L. Richard, J. A. Slavin, R.D. Starr, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Plasma transport acceleration, and loss in Mercury's magnetosphere and comparison with other planetary magnetospheres, abstract SM51E-4280, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Selvans, M. M., T. R. Watters, P. B. James, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Locations of major thrust faults on Mercury point to a formation mechanism associated with crustal thickening, abstract P21C-3941, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Solomon, S. C., L. R. Nittler, and P. K. Byrne, MESSENGER's low-altitude campaign: Mercury at unprecedented close range, abstract P34C-08, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Susorney, H. C. M., O. S. Barnouin, and C. M. Ernst, Investigating the surface roughness of Mercury, abstract P21C-3918, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, K. E. Daud, M. E. Banks, M. M. Selvans, M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, and D. T. Blewett, Small fault scarps on Mercury detected in low-altitude MESSENGER images, abstract P21C-3942, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.

  • Winslow, R. M., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, R. J. Lillis, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Regional-scale surface magnetic fields and proton fluxes to Mercury's surface from proton-reflection magnetometry, abstract P21C-3926, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 December 2014.
DPS 2014 logo 46th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
9-14 November 2014
Tucson, Arizona

Vilas, F., D. L. Domingue, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, N. R. Izenberg, R. L. Killen, K. R. Stickstill-Cahill, A. L. Sprague, W. M. Vaughan, and J. W. Head
Hollow promises: A window into Mercury's surface mineralogy

EPSC 2012 logo European Planetary Science Conference 2014
7-12 September 2014
Cascais, Portugal

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Planetary Science Congress 2014

  • D'Incecco, P., J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, S. Ferrari, J. W. Head, R. L. Klima, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Spectral characteristics of 121 impact caters on Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 9, paper EPSC2014-760, 2014.

  • Padovan, S., M. A. Wieczorek, J.-L. Margot, and S. C. Solomon, Thickness of the crust of Mercury from geoid-to-topography ratios, EPSC Abstracts, 9, paper EPSC2014-738, 2014.

  • Preusker, F., A. Stark, J. Oberst, K. J. Becker, M. E. Perry, and S. C. Solomon, Topography of Mercury: A global model from MESSENGER orbital stereo mapping, EPSC Abstracts, 9, paper EPSC2014-709, 2014.

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, F. Preusker, J.-L. Margot, S. J. Peale, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Measurement of Mercury's rotational parameters with image and laser altimetry data from MESSENGER, EPSC Abstracts, 9, paper EPSC2014-526-1, 2014.
COSPAR 2014 logo 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
2-13 August 2014
Moscow, Russia

Anderson, B. J., J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, G. A. DiBraccio, S. M. Imber, R. M. Winslow, C. L. Johnson, S. A. Boardsen, G. C. Ho, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., T. H. Zurbuchen, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon
Magnetosphere of Mercury: Observations and insights from MESSENGER

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, L. R. Nittler, B. J. Anderson, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, C. J. Johnson, H. Korth, D. J. Lawrence, R. J. Phillips, R. J. Vervack, Jr., D. J. O'Shaughnessy, H. L. Winters, K. A. Cooper, P. D. Bedini, D. G. Grant
Exploration of Mercury: The MESSENGER mission

Oberst, J., F. Preusker, R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon
Topography of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital stereo images: A status report

AOGS 2014 logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 11th Annual Meeting
28 July - 1 August 2014
Sapporo, Japan

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

  • Anderson, B. J., H. Korth, R. M. Winslow, C. L. Johnson, L. C. Philpott, M. Al Asad, M. E. Purucker, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, The magnetic field of Mercury as revealed by MESSENGER orbital observations, abstract PS14-A001, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.

  • Anderson, B. J., J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, G. A. DiBraccio, S. M. Imber, R. M. Winslow, C. L. Johnson, S. A. Boardsen, G. C. Ho, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., T. H. Zurbuchen, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, Insights on the solar wind interaction with Mercury's magnetosphere from MESSENGER, abstract PS01-A003, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.

  • Baker, D. N., R. M. Dewey, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, G. C. Ho, W. E. McClintock, D. Odstrcil, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Winslow, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Improving solar wind parameter estimates at Mercury: WSA-ENSIL model and Cone extension, abstract PS14-A002, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of plasma depletion in a low-Alfvénic-Mach-number magnetosheath, abstract ST07-A008, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, D. N. Baker, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Energetic and suprathermal particles in Mercury's magnetopshere, abstract PS01-A002, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.

  • Poh, G. K., J. A. Slavin, G. A. DiBraccio, X. Jia, J. M. Raines, S. M. Imber, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of cusp plasma filaments at Mercury, abstract PS01-A004, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Sapporo, Japan, 28 July – 1 August 2014.
ISDC 2014 logo 33rd International Space Development Conference: A Space Renaissance
14-18 May 2014
Los Angeles, California

Solomon, S. C., L. R. Nittler, and R. L. McNutt, Jr.
Exploring the planet Mercury with the MESSENGER spacecraft

EGU 2014 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly
27 April - 2 May 2014
Vienna, Austria

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. M. Imber, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetic flux ropes in Mercury's plasma sheet, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16, abstract EGU2014-6821, 2014.

  • D'Incecco, P., J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, S. Ferrari, J. W. Head, R. L. Klima, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Studying the spectral characteristics of 121 impact craters on Mercury, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16, abstract EGU2014-5145, 2014.

  • Genova, A., E. Mazarico, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16, abstract EGU2014-4512-2, 2014.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, T. Sundberg, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, On the dynamic influence of Na+ in Mercury's magnetotail, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16, abstract EGU2014-7002, 2014.
LPSC 2014 logo 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
17-21 March 2014
The Woodlands, Texas

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Banks, M. E., C. Klimczak, Z. Xiao, T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, S. E. Braden, C. R. Chapman, S. C. Solomon, and P. K. Byrne, Duration of activity on lobate-scarp thrust faults on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2722, 2014.

  • Becker, K. J., T. L. Becker, K. L. Edmundson, R. W. Gaskell, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. L. Murchie, G. A. Neumann, M. E. Perry, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, G. K. Stephens, F. S. Turner, and L. A. Weller, Progress towards a global digital elevation model for Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2243, 2014.

  • Blewett, D. T., B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, N. L. Chabot, and C. D. Neish, Mapping of optical maturity on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1131, 2014.

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, A. M. C. Sengör, and S. C. Solomon, The global contraction of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2525, 2014.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, S. Ferrari, A. Maturilli, L. R. Nittler, D. L. Domingue, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, D. S. Ebel, and S. C. Solomon, Unsupervised classification of Mercury's visible–near-infrared reflectance spectra: comparison with major element compositions, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1073, 2014.

  • Domingue, D. L., P. N. Peplowski, L. R. Nittler, M. D'Amore, J. Helbert, D. Schriver, P. N. Travnicek, S. L. Murchie, B. W. Denevi, F. Vilas, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, and D. S. Ebel, A search for regional signatures of space weathering on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1363, 2014.

  • Ernst, C. M., N. L. Chabot, H. C. M. Susorney, O. S. Barnouin, J. K. Harmon, and D. A. Paige, Exploring the morphology of simple craters that host polar deposits on Mercury: Implications for the source and stability of water ice, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1238, 2014.

  • Evans, L. G., P. N. Peplowski, D. S. Ebel, D. J. Lawrence, T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, S. Z. Weider, and S. C. Solomon, Chlorine on the surface of Mercury: Implications for Mercury's surface evolution, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1794, 2014.

  • Izenberg, N. R., P. Pashai, M. C. Kochte, R. L. Klima, S. Z. Weider, L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Correlation of Mercury spectral units with geology and elemental abundance, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1131, 2014.

  • James, P. B., S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, What Mercury's topographic rises tell us about the interior, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1452, 2014.

  • Klima, R. L., N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Calibration issues in visible and near-infrared spectroscopic observations of Mercury at high temperature, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1978, 2014.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, and S. C. Solomon, Limits on brittle strength of planetary lithospheres undergoing global contraction, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1542, 2014.

  • Mazarico, E., A. Genova, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury from MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1863, 2014.

  • Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, T. A. Goudge, J. W. Head, J. Helbert, R. L. Klima, T. J. McCoy, and S. C. Solomon, Sulfur-depleted composition of Mercury's largest pyroclastic deposit: Implications for explosive volcanism and surface reflectance on the innermost planet, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1391, 2014.

  • Paige, D. A., P. O. Hayne, M. A. Siegler, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, E. M. Mazarico, B. W. Denevi, and S. C. Solomon, Dark surface deposits in the north polar region of Mercury: Evidence for widespread small-scale volatile cold traps, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2501, 2014.

  • Phillips, R. J., C. L. Johnson, M. E. Perry, S. A. Hauck, II, P. B. James, E. Mazarico, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, M. A. Siegler, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury's 2nd-degree shape and geoid: Lunar comparisons and thermal anomalies, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2634, 2014.

  • Philpott, L. C., C. L. Johnson, R. M. Winslow, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, Analysis of magnetic field data from the third Mariner 10 flyby of Mercury: Comparison with MESSENGER data and constraints on secular variation, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1169, 2014.

  • Selvans, M. M., T. R. Watters, P. B. James, and S. C. Solomon, Statistical analysis of the distribution of tectonic features and crustal thickness in the northern hemisphere of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1442, 2014.

  • Susorney, H. C. M., O. S. Barnouin, and C. M. Ernst, The role of target properties and projective velocity on final crater morphology of craters on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1276, 2014.

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., P. M. Tamblyn, C. R. Chapman, W. J. Merline, S. L. Murchie, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, H. Nair, N. R. Laslo, R. J. Steele, and S. C. Solomon, Results from the MESSENGER imaging campaign of comets C/2012 S1 (ISON) and 2P/Encke, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2585, 2014.

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., A. W. Merkel, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Spectral observations of comets C/2012 S1 (ISON) and 2P/Encke obtained by MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 2553, 2014.

  • Vilas, F., D. l. Domingue, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, N. R. Izenberg, R. L. Klima, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, and J. W. Head, Dominici crater wall hollows: Potential spectral evidence for sulfide mineralogy on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1296, 2014.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, and S. C. Solomon, Geochemical terranes on the innermost planet: Possible origins of Mercury's high-magnesium region, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1866, 2014.

  • Whitten, J. L., J. W. Head, B. W. Denevi, and S. C. Solomon, Formation of intercrater plains on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1219, 2014.

  • Whitten, J. L., J. W. Head, J. Helbert, and S. C. Solomon, Rembrandt basin: Distinguishing between volcanic and impact-produced smooth plains deposits on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 45, abstract 1289, 2014.

2013

AGU 2013 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
9-13 December 2013
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2013 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

  • Anderson, B. J., C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, R. M. Winslow, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Field-aligned currents at Mercury and implications for crustal electrical conductivity, abstract P13A-1725, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, H. Korth, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, C. L. Johnson, and S. C. Solomon, Effect of electromagnetic induction on the magnetosphere of Mercury, abstract P13A-1726, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Dewey, R. M., D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, G. C. Ho, W. E. McClintock, D. Odstrcil, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Winslow, and T. H. Zurbuchen, WSA-ENLIL Cone extension: Improving solar wind forcing parameter estimates at Mercury, abstract SM41B-2223, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetopause reconnection at Mercury, abstract SM24A-03, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. M. Imber, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations on plasmoid-type flux ropes in Mercury's magnetotail, abstract SM11E-03, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Ernst, C. M., N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, H. Nair, A. N. Deutsch, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, J. K. Harmon, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Riddles in the dark: Imaging inside Mercury's permanently shadowed craters, abstract P11A-04, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Lawrence, D. J. Rodgers, P. N. Peplowski, J. O. Goldsten, R. E. Gold, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Survey of 0.05–8 MeV neutron events detected by the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer between December 2007 and June 2013, abstract SH21A-2081, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, Ion composition and kinetics in Mercury's magnetotail, abstract P12B-06, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, Plasma depletion in a low-Alfvénic-Mach-number magnetosheath: Observations at Mercury, abstract SM24A-04, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Hallau, K., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, S. Hamel, B. Hirshon, E. Malaret, L. R. Nittler, S. C. Solomon, and H. M. Weir, Engaging the public in the MESSENGER spacecraft's confirmation of water ice on Mercury by using actual data, abstract ED13H-01, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Imber, S. M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of dayside flux transfer events: Do they drive Mercury's substorm cycle?, abstract P12B-07, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Izenberg, N. R., P. Pashai, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, T. A. Goudge, and S. C. Solomon, A spectral map of Mercury from MESSENGER, abstract P12B-1736, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Killen, R. M., T. A. Cassidy, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. H. Burger, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, W. E. McClintock, M. Benna, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's high-latitude sodium exosphere: Observations during MESSENGER's orbital phase, abstract P13A-02, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, and S. C. Solomon, Flood volcanism on a contracting planet: Insights from Mercury and the Moon, abstract P13A-1738, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, J. M. Raines, D. J. Gershman, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Plasma distribution in Mercury's magnetosphere inferred from MESSENGER Magnetometer and Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer observations, abstract P12B-05, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Johnson, C. L., R. M. Winslow, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, D. Heyner, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, M. Benna, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of induced magnetic fields at Mercury, abstract P13A-1727, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Lawrence, D. J., B. J. Anderson, L. G. Evans, W. C. Feldman, R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. N. Peplowski, S. C. Solomon, and R. M. Winslow, Characterizing energetic electron events within Mercury's magnetosphere as measured with MESSENGER's Neutron Spectrometer, abstract P12B-08, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Mazarico, E., A. Genova, S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury as seen by MESSENGER after 2.5 years in orbit, abstract P11A-01, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, R. D. Starr, G. C. Ho, P. N. Peplowski, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, S. C. Solomon, and D. N. Baker, Characteristics of energetic electron events in Mercury's magnetosphere at the 10-ms timescale, abstract P13A-1731, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Merkel, A. W., W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., T. A. Cassidy, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, M. Sarantos, and S. C. Solomon, An overview of MESSENGER observations of Mercury's exosphere, abstract P12B-01, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Neumann, G. A., X. Sun, E. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, C. M. Ernst, O. S. Barnouin, N. L. Chabot, D. A. Paige, and S. C. Solomon, Topography and reflectance of Mercury after two years of laser altimetry, abstract P13A-1737, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Padovan, S, J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, W. B. Moore, and S. C. Solomon, Influence of the interior properties of Mercury on its tidal response, abstract P11A-02, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Paige, D. A., M. A. Siegler, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, North polar temperatures on Mercury: Thermal models derived from the latest MESSENGER topography, abstract P11A-03, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, and S. C. Solomon, Pressure coupling at Mercury's core-mantle boundary ensures determination of interior structure, abstract P13A-1740, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Peplowski, P. N., D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional variability across Mercury's surface revealed by MESSENGER variations in thermal neutron count rates, abstract P11A-06, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Poh, G. K., J. A. Slavin, S. M. Imber, G. A. DiBraccio, X. Jha, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of flux transfer events during the impact of the 23 November 2011 coronal mass ejection onto Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract SM21A-2153, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of proton precipitation in Mercury's northern magnetospheric cusp, abstract P13A-1730, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Sarantos, M., M. Benna, J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, R. M. Killen, T. H. Zurbuchen, and S. C. Solomon, Simulations of the Na+/O+ ratio observed by MESSENGER and implications for oxygen-bearing volatiles in Mercury's exosphere, abstract P12B-04, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Schriver, D., P. M. Travnicek, B. J. Anderson, M. Ashour-Abdalla, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, P. Hellinger, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, R. L. Richard, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, and T. H. Zurbuchen, What happened to the high-energy (> 100 MeV) particles at Mercury?, abstract SM11E-02, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Solomon, S. C., P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, A. M. C. Sengor, T. R. Watters, and S. A. Hauck, Geological evidence that Mercury contracted by more than previously recognized, abstract P11A-08, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, B. W. Denevi, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Mapping the composition of the Caloris basin with MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer data, abstract P11A-05, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Weir, H. M., J. P. Edmonds, K. Hallau, S. E. Asplund, W. H. Cobb, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Workshops without walls: Sharing scientific research through educator professional development, abstract ED13D-0799, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.

  • Winslow, R. M., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, R. J. Lillis, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, First application of proton reflection magnetometry with MESSENGER to estimate Mercury's surface magnetic field strength, abstract GP33A-04, presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 December 2013.
GSA 2013 logo 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
27-30 October 2013
Denver, Colorado

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, D. M. Blair, J. A. Balcerski, S. C. Solomon, B. W. Denevi, S. A. Hauck, II, and M. E. Perry, The origin of Mercury's northern volcanic plains, paper 383-8.

  • Denevi, B. W., C. M. Ernst, J. L. Whitten, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, T. R. Watters, P. K. Byrne, D. T. Blewett, S. C. Solomon, and C. I. Fassett, Evidence for ancient volcanism on Mercury, paper 383-7.

  • Ernst, C. M., N. L. Chabot, H. C. Susorney, and O. S. Barnouin, Exploring the morphology of simple craters that host polar deposits on Mercury: Implications for the source and stability of water ice, paper 383-10.

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, J. L. Whitten, D. M. H. Baker, J. W. Head, P. D'Incecco, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Geological and spectral properties of the Rembrandt impact basin on Mercury, paper 383-5.

  • Klima, R. L., N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, H. M. Meyer, P. Pashai, and S. C. Solomon, Constraining the ferrous iron content of silicates in Mercury's high- and low-reflectance material, paper 383-4.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, M. E. Banks, S. C. Solomon, C. I. Fassett, L. R. Ostrach, S. Ferrari, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, and F. Preusker, The relative timing of global contraction and plains volcanism on Mercury, paper 117-3.

  • Lawrence D. J., G. A. Neumann, D. A. Paige, and S. C. Solomon, Water ice on Mercury: Confirmation of a decades-old hypothesis, paper 197-1.

  • Murchie, S. L., R. L. Klima, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, M. R. Keller, D. L. Domingue, D. T. Blewett, N. L. Chabot, M. S. Robinson, and C. Hash, Orbital multispectral mapping of Mercury using the MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System, paper 383-1.

  • Peplowski, P. N., L. G. Evans, D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, S. C. Solomon. R. D. Starr, and S. Z. Weider, Elemental composition of the surface of Mercury from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, paper 383-3.

  • Selvans, M. M., T. R. Watters, and K. J. Becker, Relationship between prominent tectonic features on Mercury and elevation, paper 383-9.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, B. W. Denevi, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, P. K. Byrne, D. T. Blewett, D. S. Ebel, and S. C. Solomon, The distribution of magnesium on Mercury's surface as measured by the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer, paper 383-2.
AAS 2013 logo 45th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
6-11 October 2013
Denver, Colorado

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 45th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Sarantos, and T. A. Cassidy, MESSENGER observations of calcium in Mercury's exosphere, paper 114.04

  • Cassidy, T. A., A. W. Merkel, W. E. McClintock, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and M. Sarantos, Mercury's sodium exosphere: Up-close with MESSENGER, paper 114.03

  • Merkel, A. W., W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., T. A. Cassidy, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, and M. Sarantos, Observations of Mercury's exosphere from MESSENGER: An overview, paper 102.06

  • Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, and S. C. Solomon, The distribution of magnesium on Mercury's surface as measured by the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer, paper 102.05

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, How core-mantle coupling ensures determination of Mercury's interior structure, paper 102.02
EPSC 2012 logo European Planetary Science Congress 2013
8-13 September 2013
London, United Kingdom

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Planetary Science Congress 2013

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, P. D'Incecco, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Unsupervised clustering analysis of normalized spectral reflectance data for the Rudaki/Kuiper area on Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 8, paper EPSC2013-426, 2013.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. M. Imber, D. J. Gershman, J. M. Raines, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of plasmoid-type flux ropes in Mercury's magnetotail, EPSC Abstracts, 8, paper EPSC2013-681, 2013.

  • Helbert, J., A. Maturilli, M. D'Amore, R. L. Klima, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, and W. E. McClintock, The Northwest Africa 7325 meteorite – A potential spectral analog for Mercury?, EPSC Abstracts, 8, paper EPSC2013-422, 2013.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, D. S. Ebel, and S. C. Solomon, Regional-scale chemical heterogeneity on Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 8, paper EPSC2013-788, 2013.
Goldschmidt 2013 logo Goldschmidt Conference
25-30 August 2013
Florence, Italy

Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, and S. C. Solomon
The composition of Mercury's crust from MESSENGER observations

SHINE 2013 logo Solar Heliospheric and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE) Conference
24-28 June 2013
Buford, Georgia

Gershman, D. J., L. A. Fisk, G. Gloeckler, J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T . H. Zurbuchen, and S. C. Solomon
He+ distribution functions at 0.3 observed with MESSENGER

AOGS 2013 logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 10th Annual Meeting
24-28 June 2013
Brisbane, Australia

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

  • Baker, D. N., G. Poh, D. Odstrcil, C. N. Arge, M. Benna, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, G. C. Ho, W. E. McClintock, T. A. Cassidy, A. Merkel, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, P. M. Trávníček, R. M. Winslow, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Solar wind forcing at Mercury: WSA-ENLIL model results, abstract PS02-A004, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Brisbane, Australia, 24-28 June 2013.

  • Schriver, D., P. Trávníček, B. J. Anderson, M. Ashour-Abdalla, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, P. Hellinger, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, R. L. Richard1, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Global structure of Mercury's magnetosphere and comparison with Earth, abstract PS01-A008, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Brisbane, Australia, 24-28 June 2013.

  • Trávníček, P. M., D. Hercik, D. Schriver, P. Hellinger, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, and T., H. Zurbuchen, Mercury's plasma belt of quasi-trapped plasma under different interplanetary magnetic field orientations: Comparison of global hybrid simulation results and in-situ observations, abstract ST05-A0008, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Brisbane, Australia, 24-28 June 2013.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, H. Korth, D. J. Gershman, G. A. DiBraccio, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, and S. C. Solomon,, On Mercury's plasma environment: MESSENGER results, abstract PS01-A007, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Brisbane, Australia, 24-28 June 2013.
EUG 2013 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Vienna, Austria
7-12 April 2013

Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, D. M. Blair, S. Ferrari, S. C. Solomon, A. M. Freed, T. R. Watters, and S. L. Murchie
Tectonic complexity within volcanically infilled impact features on Mercury

Ho, G. C., R. D. Starr, J. D. Vandegriff, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, D. Schriver, P. M. Travnicek, H. Korth, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon
Low-energy suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere

Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. A. Hauck, II, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, E. Mazarico, C. L. Johnson, R. W. Gaskell, S. W. Asmar, and R. L. McNutt, Jr.
Radio frequency occultations show that Mercury is oblate

LPSC 2013 logo 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The Woodlands, Texas
18-22 March 2013

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Balcerski, J. A., S. A. Hauck, II, P. Sun, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, New constraints on timing and mechanisms of regional tectonics from Mercury's tilted craters, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2444, 2013.

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, D. M. Blair, S. Ferrari, S. C. Solomon, A. M. Freed, T. R. Watters, and S. L. Murchie, Tectonic complexity within volcanically infilled craters and basins on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1261, 2013.

  • Chabot, N. L., C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, H. Nair, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, J. K Harmon, and S. C. Solomon, Imaging inside Mercury's permanently shadowed craters: First images from MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1693, 2013.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Unsupervised clustering analysis of spectral data for the Rudaki area on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1896, 2013.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Exploiting the Mercury surface reflectance spectroscopy dataset from MESSENGER: Making sense of three million spectra, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1900, 2013.

  • D'Incecco, P., J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, J. W. Head, R. L. Klima, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Spectral properties and geology of two impact craters on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1499, 2013.

  • Denevi, B. W., C. M. Ernst, J. L. Whitten, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, T. R. Watters, P. K. Byrne, D. T. Blewett, S. C. Solomon, and C. I. Fassett, The volcanic origin of a region of intercrater plains on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1218, 2013.

  • Domingue, D. L., S. L. Murchie, B. W. Denevi, and N. L. Chabot, MESSENGER's Mercury global color mosaic: Photometric update, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1324, 2013.

  • Ernst, C. M., B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin, N. L. Chabot, J. W. Head, C. Klimczak, G. A. Neumann, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Volcanic plains in Caloris basin: Thickness, timing, and what lies beneath, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2364, 2013.

  • Evans, L. G., P. N. Peplowski, R. M. Killen, A. E. Potter, and A. L. Sprague, Variable sodium on the surface of Mercury: Implications for surface chemistry and the exosphere, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2033, 2013.

  • Gillis-Davis, J. J., T. A. Goudge, J. W. Head, Z. Xiao, and P. K. Byrne, The spatial and topographic distribution of pit craters on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2422, 2013.

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, J. W. Head, P. K. Byrne, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, A comparison of the spectral properties of the Caloris and Rembrandt impact basins, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1496, 2013.

  • Helbert, J., A. Maturilli, M. D'Amore, W. M. Vaughan, J. W. Head, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, and S. C. Solomon, High-temperature spectroscopy of sulfides and implications for hollows on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1498, 2013.

  • Izenberg, N. R., S. Z. Weider, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Correlating reflectance and X-ray spectroscopy data from MESSENGER, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 3018, 2013.

  • James, P. B., M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, and R. J. Phillips, Geophysical constraints on Mercury's physiographic provinces, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2042, 2013.

  • Johnson, C. L., R. M. Winslow, B. J. Anderson, M. E. Purucker, H. Korth, Induced magnetic fields at Mercury from MESSENGER observations, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1311, 2013.

  • Keller, M. R., C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, N. L. Chabot, K. J. Becker, C. D. Hash, D. L. Domingue, and R. E. Sterner II, Time-dependent calibration of MESSENGER's wide-angle camera following a contamination event, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2489, 2013.

  • Klima, R. L., N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, H. M Meyer, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, Constraining the ferrous iron content of silicate minerals in Mercury's crust, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1602, 2013.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, F. Nimmo, T. R. Watters, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, and M. E. Banks, The role of thrust faults as conduits for volatiles on Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1390, 2013.

  • Levy, C. L., D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, N. L. Chabot, and S. L. Murchie, Phase-ratio images of Mercury surface features: Assessing effects of sub-resolution texture, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1228, 2013.

  • Mazarico, E., S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, M. H. Torrence, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury derived from two years of MESSENGER data, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2429, 2013.

  • Neumann, G. A., J. F. Cavanaugh, X. Sun, E. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, K. Jha, J. E. Golder, M. H. Torrence, C. M. Ernst, O. S. Barnouin, and S. C. Solomon, The topography of Mercury derived from two years of MESSENGER data, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2842, 2013.

  • Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, E. J. Crapster-Pregont, D. S. Ebel, and S. C. Solomon, Mapping major element abundances on Mercury's surface with MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer data, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2458, 2013.

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. A. Hauck, II, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, E. Mazarico, C. L. Johnson, R. W. Gaskell, J. H. Roberts, S. W. Asmar, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Radio frequency occultations show that Mercury is oblate, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2485, 2013.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, L. R. Nittler, R. L. McNutt, Jr., N. L. Chabot, D. J. Lawrence, L. G. Evans, C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, R. J. Vervack, Jr., H. Korth, M. E. Perry, P. D. Bedini, and H. L. Winters, MESSENGER's second extended mission: Exploring Mercury's dynamic magnetosphere and complex surface at unprecedented scales, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2907, 2013.

  • Selvans, M. M., T. R. Watters, P. B. James, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Comparison of tectonic feature locations and crustal thickness in the northern hemisphere of Mercury, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2773, 2013.

  • Susorney, H. S., O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, and J. W. Head III, Impact crater morphology on Mercury from MESSENGER observations, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1650, 2013.

  • Walsh, L. S., T. R. Watters, M. E. Banks, and S. C. Solomon, Wrinkle ridges on Mercury and the Moon: A morphometric comparison of length–relief relations with implications for tectonic evolution, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2937, 2013.

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, C. Klimczak, M. M. Selvans, L. S. Walsh, M. E. Banks, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, S. L. Murchie, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, S. A. Hauck, II, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, Distribution of prominent lobate scarps on Mercury: Contribution to global radial contraction, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2213, 2013.

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, S. A. Hauck, II, and M. T. Zuber, The Rembrandt trough: evidence of lithospheric folding on Mercury?, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2673, 2013.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, The distribution of iron on the surface of Mercury from X-Ray Spectrometer measurements, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2189, 2013.

  • Xiao, Z., R. G. Strom, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, P. K. Byrne, K. J. Becker, S. C. Solomon, and J. Helbert, Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 1809, 2013.

  • Yang, D., M. T. Zuber, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Distribution of topographic slopes and roughness in Mercury's northern hemisphere, Lunar Planet. Sci., 44, abstract 2347, 2013.
AGU 2013 logo AGU Chapman Conference on Fundamental Properties and Processes of Magnetotails
Reykjavik, Iceland
10-15 March 2013

DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. M. Imber, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon
MESSENGER observations of plasmoids in Mercury's magnetotail

Gershman, D. J., J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon
MESSENGER observations of ion pressures in the plasma sheet of Mercury

Imber, S. M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon
MESSENGER observations of dayside flux transfer events: Do they drive Mercury's Dungey cycle?

2012

AGU 2012 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
3-7 December 2012
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

  • Barnouin, O. S. , H. C. Susorney, C. M. Ernst, G. A. Neumann, C. L. Johnson, J. Balcerski, and S. A. Hauck, Impact velocity as a source of variations in crater depth on Mercury, abstract P33B-1941, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Becker, K. J., E. Howington-Kraus, O. H. Thomas, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, R. L. Kirk, L. A. Weller, K. L. Edmundson, J. S. Stephens, R. J. Sawyers, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon, Combining MESSENGER data in production and analysis of digital elevation models, abstract P33B-1946, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, W. E. McClintock, D. Schriver, P. M. Trávníček, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, and S. C. Solomon, Long-term variability of precipitation of charged particles on Mercury's surface, abstract P32B-08, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Boardsen S. A., J. A. Slavin, E.-H. Kim, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, I. I. Alexeev, E. S. Belenkaya, M. E. Purucker, C. L. Johnson, P. M. Trávníček, An explanation for the observed frequency drift of coherent ~1 Hz waves in Mercury's inner magnetosphere, abstract P33B-1927, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Byrne, P. K., B. W. Denevi, C. Klimczak, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, J. Whitten, and J. W. Head, Older smooth plains on Mercury obscured by impact features, abstract P33B-1943, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, P. D'Incecco, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, Making sense of 2.5 million surface reflectance spectra of Mercury from MESSENGER, abstract P33B-1940, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetopause structure and dynamics at Mercury, abstract P33B-1923, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Rodgers, D. J. Lawrence, P. N. Peplowski, and R. E. Gold, Neutron background generated by solar energetic ions during the 31 December 2007 solar neutron event at MESSENGER revisited, abstract SH43B-2169, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Gershman, D. J., J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of the plasma depletion layer in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract P33B-1924, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Hallau, K. G., J. Morison, and H. Schuele, Students engaging the public in exciting discoveries by NASA'S MESSENGER mission, abstract ED23B-0753, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, N. R. Izenberg, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head, P. D'Incecco, A. Maturilli, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Surface units on Mercury defined by unsupervised classification analysis of MESSENGER spectral reflectance data from the first year in orbit, abstract P33B-1939, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Ho, G. C., R. D. Starr, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Statistical distribution of suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract P32B-04, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Izenberg, N. R., G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, J. Helbert, J. W. Head, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Surface compositional units on Mercury from spectral reflectance at ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths, abstract P31D-04, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Johnson, C. L., R. M. Winslow, B. J. Anderson, M. E. Purucker, H. Korth, M. M. Al Asad, J. A. Slavin, D. N. Baker, S. A. Hauck, R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's time-averaged and induced magnetic fields from MESSENGER observations, abstract P34B-05, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Killen, R. M., T. Cassidy, R. J. Vervack, M. H. Burger, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, W. E. McClintock, M. Benna, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's sodium exosphere: Observations during the MESSENGER orbital phase, abstract P32B-02, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, C. M. Ernst, T. R. Watters, S. L. Murchie, F. Preusker, and J. Oberst, Long-wavelength folding on Mercury: Lithospheric boudinage in the Caloris basin?, abstract P33B-1944, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, C. L. Johnson, R. M. Winslow, J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, M. E. Purucker, T. Zurbuchen, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Characteristics of the plasma distribution in Mercury's equatorial magnetosphere derived from MESSENGER magnetic field and plasma observations, abstract P33B-1925, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, P. N. Peplowski, S. Maurice, B. J. Anderson, D. Bazell, R. L. McNutt, L. R. Nittler, T. H. Prettyman, D. J. Rodgers, S. C. Solomon, and S. Z. Weider, On hydrogen on Mercury's north pole: Analysis of MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer data, abstract P31D-07, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, P. N. Peplowski, D. J. Rodgers, and R. D. Starr, Detection of >0.5 MeV solar neutrons from the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer on 4 June 2011, abstract SH52B-01, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Marchi, S., and C. R. Chapman, Chronology of heavily cratered terrains on Mercury, abstract P33B-1942, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Mazarico, E., S. J. Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, M. H. Torrence, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, abstract P31D-02, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • McClintock, W. E., M. Benna, M. H. Burger, T. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, R. J. Vervack, Viewing Mercury's surface-bound exosphere from orbit: Eighteen months of observations by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft, abstract P32B-01, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • McCoy, T. J., L. R. Nittler, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, and D. T. Blewett, Mercury: Informing remote sensing through petrology in the absence of samples from the innermost planet, abstract P41C-04, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • McNutt, R. L., J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, R. D. Starr, G. C. Ho, P. N. Peplowski, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, S. C. Solomon, and D. N. Baker, Time variability of energetic electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere documented with the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, abstract P32B-05, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Merkel, A. W., W. E. McClintock, M. Sarantos, T. Cassidy, R. J. Vervack, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Seasonal variability and local time dependence of Mercury's dayside magnesium exosphere, abstract P33B-1929, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Neumann, G. A., E. Mazarico, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, D. A. Paige, S. C. Solomon, C. M. Ernst, O. S. Barnouin, and D. Mao, Mercury polar volatiles: Complex hydrocarbons vs. water ice, abstract P31D-08, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Nicholas, J. B., M. E. Purucker, C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. M. Winslow, J. W. Head, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, R. J. Phillips, D. A. Paige, Mercury's high northern latitude magnetic signature: Limitations on an internal source, abstract P33B-1934, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, and S. Sol Solomon, Effect of dissipation on Mercury's spin, abstract P31D-08, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Peplowski, P. N., L. G. Evans, E. A. Rhodes, J. O. Goldsten, D. K. Hamara, J. W. Head, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, S. C. Solomon, and A. L. Sprague, Elemental composition of the surface of Mercury from the MESSENGER, Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, abstract P31D-05, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, T. Zurbuchen, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, J. A. Gilbert, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, R. M. Winslow, C. L. Johnson, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of plasma signatures in Mercury's northern magnetospheric cusp, abstract P32B-06, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Ritzer, J. A., C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, S. A. Hauck, R. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, S. J. Goossens, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Crustal thickness estimates at Mercury from MESSENGER line-of-sight gravity, abstract P33B-1935, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel, R. J. Vervack, M. H. Burger, T. Cassidy, J. A. Slavin, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Sources and losses of Mg in Mercury's exosphere inferred from MESSENGER observations, abstract P33B-1928, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Schriver, D., P. M. Travnicek, R. D. Starr, B. J. Anderson, M. Ashour-Abdalla, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, P. Hellinger, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, J. L. McLain, R. L. McNutt, T. M. Orlando, J. M. Raines, R. L. Richard, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Consequences of electron precipitation at Mercury: X-ray aurorae and heavy ion production, abstract P32B-07, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Selvans, M. M., T. R. Watters, and S. C. Solomon, Tectonic features in the equatorial lowlands of Mercury viewed at high incidence angles, abstract P33B-1945, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Slavin, J. A., G. A. DiBraccio, D. J. Gershman, S. M. Imber, T. Sundberg, S. A. Boardsen, M. Sarantos, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, C. L. Johnson, R. M. Winslow, R. M. Killen, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetosphere under extreme solar wind conditions, abstract P32B-03, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Solomon S. C., L. R. Nittler, and R. L. McNutt, Mercury: A synthesis from MESSENGER's extended mission, abstract P31D-01, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Starr, R. D., D. Schriver, L. R. Nittler, S. Z. Weider, P. K. Byrne, G. C. Ho, E. A. Rhodes, C. E. Schlemm, S. C. Solomon, and P. M. Trávníček, MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer detection of electron-induced X-ray fluorescence from Mercury's surface, abstract P33B-1938, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, L. G. Evans, T. J. McCoy, and S. C. Solomon, Abundance of iron on Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer data, abstract P31D-06, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.

  • Winslow, R. M., B. J. Anderson, C. L. Johnson, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's magnetopause and bow shock from MESSENGER observations, abstract P33B-1921, presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 December 2012.
GSA 2012 logo 2012 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
4-7 November 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina

Whitten, J. L., J. W. Head, C. M. Pieters, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon
Understanding early volcanism on the terrestrial planets: Comparison of lunar cryptomare deposits and intercrater plains on Mercury

DPS 2012 logo 44th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
14-19 October 2012
Reno, Nevada

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 44th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., A. W. Merkel, A. L. Sprague, M. Sarantos, T. A. Cassidy, Seasonal variability in Mercury's calcium exosphere, paper 401.02

  • Killen, R. M., M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, M. Sarantos, R. J. Vervack, Jr., W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's Na exosphere from MESSENGER data, paper 401.01

  • Neish, C., D. T. Blewett, J. K. Harmon, E. I. Coman, and J. T. S. Cahill, Secondary cratering as the primary mechanism for ray formation on Mercury and the Moon, paper 509.01

  • Padovan, S., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's tides as a window to its interior, paper 401.07

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, Consequences of viscous core-mantle coupling for Mercury's spin orientation, paper 401.06

  • Solomon, S. C., L. R. Nittler, and R. J. McNutt, Jr., Exploring the planet Mercury: 1.5 years of MESSENGER orbital observations, paper 307.01
63rd IAC logo 63rd International Astronautical Congress
1-5 October 2012
Naples Italy

McAdams, J. V., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, R. L. McNutt, Jr., A. B. Calloway, D. P. Moessner, M. W. Wilson, D. T. Gallagher, C. J. Ercol, and S. H. Flanigan
MESSENGER at Mercury: From orbit insertion to first extended mission

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, H. L. Winters, D. G. Grant (all at JHU/APL), and the MESSENGER Team
The MESSENGER mission continues: Transition to the extended mission

EPSC 2012 logo European Planetary Science Congress 2012
23-28 September 2012
Madrid, Spain

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Planetary Science Congress 2012

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, and S. L. Murchie, Tectonic structural complexity in Caloris basin, Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-765, 2012.

  • Cassidy, T. A., A. W. Merkel, W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's seasonal sodium exosphere, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-766, 2012.

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, C. M. Ernst, P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, and P. N. Peplowski, The distribution of young plains on Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-812, 2012.

  • Elgner, S., J. Oberst, M. E. Perry, M. T. Zuber, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon, Updates to Mercury limb topography from MESSENGER images, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-414, 2012.

  • Ferrari, S., M. Massironi, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, G. Cremonese, and S. C. Solomon, Complex history of the Rembrandt basin and scarp system, Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-874, 2012.

  • Klimczak, C., P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, C. M. Ernst, and T. R. Watters, Long-wavelength topographic change in the Caloris basin, Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-751, 2012.

  • Paige, D. A., M. A. Siegler, J. K. Harmon, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Thermal stability of frozen volatiles in the north polar region of Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-595, 2012.

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, J. H. Roberts, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, S. A. Hauck, II, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. W. Asmar, R. W. Gaskell, J. Oberst, and F. Preusker, Mercury's shape from radio occultations, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-743, 2012.

  • Preusker, F., J. Oberst, J. W. Head, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, and S. C. Solomon, Topography of Mercury from stereo images: Regional terrain models from MESSENGER orbital mapping, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-528, 2012.

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., A. W. Merkel, M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, J. A Slavin, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's Mg exosphere from MESSENGER data, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-707, 2012.

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, F. Preusker, K. Gwinner, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, A technique for measurements of physical librations from orbiting spacecraft: Application to Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-254, 2012.

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, T. J. McCoy, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, P. K. Byrne, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Chemical heterogeneity on Mercury's surface revealed by MESSENGER's X-Ray Spectrometer, EPSC Abstracts, 7, paper EPSC2012-713, 2012.
AOGS 2012 logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society – American Geophysical Union (Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting) Joint Assembly
13-17 August 2012
Singapore

Izenberg, N. R., G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McCintock, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, J. Helbert, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon
Mercury's surface reflectance at ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths: Characteristics and variations

Margot, J.-L., S. Padovan, S. J. Peale, and S. C. Solomon
Measurement of Mercury's spin state, moment of inertia, and core size

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, C. L. Johnson, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, and the MESSENGER Team
The new view of Mercury after MESSENGER's first year in orbit

Cairns Australia 2012 logo 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting
12-17 August 2012
Cairns, Australia

Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, L. G. Evans, T. J. McCoy, and S. C. Solomon
The iron content of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry

COSPAR 2012 logo 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Mysore, India
14-22 July 2012

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

  • Baker, D. N., G. Poh, D. Odstrcil, C. N. Arge, M. Benna, H. Korth, W. E. McClintock, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, P. M. Trávníček, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Predicting solar wind forcing at Mercury: WSA-ENLIL model results, paper B0.7-0005-12.

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, W. E. McClintock, D. Schriver, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, and S. C. Solomon, Variability of Mercury's magnetosphere and charged particle precipitation during MESSENGER's first six months in orbit, paper B0.7-0003-12.

  • Burger, H. H., W. E. McClintock, T. A. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Mercury's exosphere as revealed by MESSENGER, paper B0.7-0002-12.

  • Krimigis, S. M., B. J. Anderson, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, and S. C. Solomon, The unique magnetosphere of Mercury as revealed by MESSENGER, paper C3.2-0001-12.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Philips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., A closer look at Mercury: The MESSENGER extended mission, paper B0.10-0007-12.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Philips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., A new view of Mercury: MESSENGER's first year in orbit, paper B0.7-0001-12.

  • Neumann, G. A., S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips. O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. Goossens, S. A. Hauck II, J. W. Head III, C. L. Johnson, F. G. Lemoine, J.-L. Margot, R. L. McNutt, Jr., E. Mazarico, J. Oberst, S. J. Peale, M. E. Perry, M. E. Purucker, D. D. Rowlands,  D. E. Smith, M. H. Torrence, Gravity, topography, and magnetic field of Mercury from MESSENGER, paper B0.7-0007-12.

  • Sundberg, T., S. A. Boardsen, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, L. G. Blomberg, J. A. Cumnock, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Comparative aspects of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in planetary magnetospheres, paper C3.2-0005-12.
Solar Wind 13 logo Solar Wind 13
Kona-Kailua, Hawaii
18-22 June

D. J. Gershman, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Gilbert, J. M. Raines, L. A. Fisk, S. C. Solomon, E. C. Stone, and T. H. Zurbuchen
Mapping the distribution of interstellar neutral helium at solar distances of 0.3 and 1 AU from pickup ion measurements

D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, P. N. Peplowski, and D. J. Rodgers
The 4 June 2011 solar neutron event at MESSENGER

T. H. Zurbuchen, D. J. Gershman, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Gilbert, J. M. Raines, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon
MESSENGER observations of the dynamic properties of heliospheric plasmas at 0.3–0.7 AU

AAS 220 logo 220th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
Anchorage, Alaska
10-14 June 2012

S. C. Solomon
Exploring the planet Mercury: One year of MESSENGER orbital observations

EGU 2012 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012
Vienna, Austria
22-27 April 2012

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012

  • Boardsen, S. A., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, J. H. Raines, H. Korth, D. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, Coherent ULF waves in Mercury's nightside magnetosphere: Their source and impact, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-3194, 2012.

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetopause structure at Mercury, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-6363-1, 2012.

  • Head, J. W., S. C. Solomon, C. I. Fassett, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, J. J. Gillis-Davis, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, J. Oberst, K. Gwinner, C. M. Ernst, L. R. Ostrach, P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, and Z. Xiao, Effusive and explosive volcanism on Mercury from MESSENGER orbital observations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-9925-3, 2012.

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, D. N. Baker, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Anderson, Dynamics of energetic electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-9701, 2012.

  • Lario, D., E. C. Roelof, and G. C. Ho, Multi-spacecraft observations of solar energetic particle events in the rising phase of solar cycle 24: Longitudinal and radial intensity gradients, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-10321, 2012.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and M. T. Zuber, The new view of Mercury after MESSENGER's first year in orbit, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-6188-1, 2012.

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. M. Winslow, J. B. Nicholas, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, R. J. Phillips, D. A. Paige, and J. W. Head, Processes producing the large-scale magnetic field of Mercury, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-2495, 2012.

  • Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, J. A. Gilbert, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Compositional variations in the distribution of plasma ions in Mercury's magnetosphere: The first Mercury year of MESSENGER observations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-5341-2, 2012.

  • Slavin, J. A., G. A. DiBraccio, J. R. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, S. A. Boardsen, M. Sarantos, T. Sundberg, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetopause reconnection and its effects on Mercury's magnetosphere, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-3813, 2012.

  • Slavin, J. A., S. M. Imber, G. A. DiBraccio, T. Sundberg, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetotail dynamics at Mercury, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-3817-3, 2012.

  • Sundberg, T., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. A. DiBraccio, G. Gloeckler, G. C. Ho, M. Sarantos, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. N. Baker, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of depolarization events in Mercury's magnetotail, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, abstract EGU2012-3168, 2012.
LPSC 2012 logo 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The Woodlands, Texas
19-23 March 2012

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Baker, D. M. H., J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, C. I. Fassett, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, and K. Gwinner, New morphometric measurements of peak-ring basins on Mercury and the Moon: Results from the Mercury Laser Altimeter and Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter

  • Balcerski, J. A., S. A. Hauck, II, P. Sun, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, A. J. Dombard, O. S. Barnouin, M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Tilted crater floors: Recording the history of Mercury's long-wavelength deformation

  • Banks, M. E., T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, S. C. Solomon, S. E. Braden, C. R. Chapman, Z. Xiao, and N. G. Barlow, Stratigraphic relationships between lobate scarps and young impact craters: Implications for the duration of lobate scarp formation

  • Beach, M. J., J. W. Head, L. R. Ostrach, M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, and S. C. Solomon, The influence of pre-existing topography on the distribution of impact melt on Mercury

  • Becker, K. J., L. A. Weller, K. L. Edmundson, T. L. Becker, M. S. Robinson, A. C. Enns, and S. C. Solomon, Global controlled mosaic of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital images

  • Blair, D. M., A. M. Freed, P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, L. M. Prockter, H. J. Melosh, and M. T. Zuber, Thermally induced graben in peak-ring basins and ghost craters on Mercury

  • Blewett, D. T., N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, S. L. Murchie, N. R. Izenberg, Z. Xiao, W. M. Vaughan, and J. W. Head, Spectral and morphological studies of Mercury's hollows

  • Braden, S. E., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, and S. C. Solomon, Immature craters mature faster on Mercury than on the Moon

  • Byrne, P. K., A. M. C. Sengör, C. Klimczak, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Large-scale crustal deformation on Mercury

  • Byrne, P. K., T. R. Watters, S. L. Murchie, C. Klimczak, S. C. Solomon, L. M. Prockter, and A. M. Freed, A tectonic survey of the Caloris basin, Mercury

  • Chabot, N. L., C. M. Ernst, J. K. Harmon, S. L. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, D. T. Blewett, and B. W. Denevi, Craters hosting radar-bright deposits in Mercury's north polar region

  • Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, S. Marchi, L. M. Prockter, C. I. Fassett, J. W. Head, S. C. Solomon, and Z. Xiao, The young inner plains of Mercury's Rachmaninoff basin reconsidered

  • Choo, T. H., M. E. Perry, R. J. Steele, H. Nair, L. Nguyen, J. F. Skura, M. Lucks, P. D. Bedini, and S. C. Solomon, SciBox and observation planning for MESSENGER's extended mission at Mercury

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, J. W. Head, A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Global classification of MESSENGER spectral reflectance data and a detailed look at Rudaki plains

  • D'Incecco, J. Helbert, J. W. Head, M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Kuiper crater on Mercury – An opportunity to study recent surface weathering trends with MESSENGER

  • Dickson, J. L., J. W. Head, J. L. Whitten, C. I. Fassett, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, Topographic rise in the northern smooth plains of Mercury: Characteristics from MESSENGER image and altimetry data and candidate modes of origin

  • Domingue, D. L., G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, and F. Vilas, Photometric analysis of selected regions on Mercury from MESSENGER orbital observations of spectral reflectance

  • Domingue, D. L., F. Vilas, P. M. Trávnícek, M. Benna, D. Schriver, and M. Sarantos, A search for latitudinal variation in space weathering on Mercury's surface

  • Elgner, S., J. Oberst, M. E. Perry, M. T. Zuber, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon, Analysis of Mercury limb profiles from MESSENGER images: Results from least-squares adjustments of crossover heights

  • Fassett, C. I., J. W. Head, D. M. H. Baker, C. R. Chapman, S. L. Murchie, G. A. Neumann, J. Oberst, L. M. Prockter, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, Z. Xiao, and M. T. Zuber, Distribution, statistics, and resurfacing of large impact basins on Mercury

  • Gillis-Davis, J. J., M. M. Markley, T. A. Goudge, J. W. Head, Z. Xiao, and K. Gwinner, Large pit craters on Mercury: Global distribution and occurrence

  • Goudge, T. A., J. W. Head, L. Kerber, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, J. J. Gillis-Davis, Z. Xiao, R. G. Strom, J. Helbert, and S. C. Solomon, Global inventory and characterization of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: New insights into pyroclastic activity from MESSENGER orbital data

  • Gwinner, K., J. W. Head, J. Oberst, J. J. Gillis-Davis, Z. Xiao, R. G. Strom, F. Preusker, and S. C. Solomon, Morphology of pit craters on Mercury from stereo-derived topography and implications for pit crater formation

  • Hauck, S. A., II, S. C. Solomon, J.-L. Margot, F. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, S. J. Peale, M. E. Perry, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury's internal structure as constrained by MESSENGER observations

  • Head, J. W., S. C. Solomon, C. I. Fassett, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, T. R. Watters, J. L. Whitten, T. A. Goudge, D. M. H. Baker, D. M. Hurwitz, P. K. Byrne, and C. Klimczak, Effusive volcanism on Mercury from MESSENGER mission data: Nature and significance for lithospheric stress state and mantle convection

  • Helbert, J., A. Maturilli, M. D'Amore, W. M. Vaughan, J. W. Head, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, and T. J. McCoy, Spectral reflectance measurements of sulfides at the Planetary Emissivity Laboratory – Analogs for hollow-forming material on Mercury?

  • Hurwitz, D. M., J. W. Head, P. K. Byrne, and Z. Xiao, Potential for lava erosion on Mercury" Modeling the formation of both small and large lava channels

  • Izenberg, N. R., G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, R. L. Klima, D. T. Blewett, M. C. Kochte, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Ultraviolet through near-infrared reflectance variation on Mercury and the search for mineralogical telltales

  • James, P. B., M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, Viscosity structure of Mercury and implications for support of the northern rise

  • Johnson, C. L., M. E. Purucker, B. J. Anderson, R. M. Winslow, M. Al Asad, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, J. A. Ritzer, R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetic field structure

  • Klimczak, C., C. M. Ernst, P. K. Byrne, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Fault restriction in the Caloris smooth plains: Implications for mechanical stratigraphy

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, L. G. Evans, J. O. Goldsten, R. L. McNutt, Jr., L. R. Nittler, P. N. Peplowski, T. H. Prettyman, and S. C. Solomon, Hydrogen at Mercury's north pole? Update on MESSENGER neutron measurements

  • Mazarico, E., F. G. Lemoine, S. J. Goossens, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, M. H. Torrence, D. D. Rowlands, and S. C. Solomon, The gravity field of Mercury from MESSENGER

  • Maturilli, A., J. Helbert, J. St. John, M. D'Amore, J. W. Head, and W. M. Vaughan, Visible-infrared reflectance and emissivity spectra of a terrestrial komatiite as a guide to observations at Mercury

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's extended mission

  • Michel, N. C., S. A. Hauck, II, S. C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, J. H. Roberts, and M. T. Zuber, Implications of MESSENGER observations for mantle convection on Mercury

  • Neumann, G. A., J. F. Cavanaugh, X. Sun, E. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, and D. A. Paige, Dark material at the surface of polar crater deposits on Mercury

  • Ostrach, L. R., M. S. Robinson, and B. W. Denevi, Distribution of impact melt on Mercury and the Moon

  • Paige, D. A., M. A. Siegler, J. K. Harmon, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Thermal stability of frozen volatiles in the north polar region of Mercury

  • Peplowski, P. N., L. G. Evans, D. K. Hamara, D. J. Lawrence, E. A. Rhodes, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional variability of the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

  • Preusker, F., J. Oberst, D. T. Blewett, K. Gwinner, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Topography of Mercury from stereo images: First samples from MESSENGER orbital mapping

  • Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, C. M. Ernst, D. M. H. Baker, P. K. Byrne, J. W. Head III, T. R. Watters, B. W. Denevi, C. R. Chapman, and S. C. Solomon, The geology of medium-sized basins on Mercury: Implications for surface processes and evolution

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, R. M. Winslow, J. B. Nicholas, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, R. J. Phillips, and D. A. Paige, Evidence for a crustal magnetic signature on Mercury from MESSENGER Magnetometer observations

  • Rhodes, E. A., P. N. Peplowski, L. G. Evans, D. K. Hamara, and S. C. Solomon, Element abundances from MESSENGER's Gamma-Ray Spectrometer: Background normalization

  • Solomon, S. C., C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, S. A. Hauck, II, J. A. Balcerski, A. J. Dombard, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head, and T. R. Watters, Long-wavelength topographic change on Mercury: Evidence and mechanisms

  • Stark, A., J. Oberst, F. Preusker, K. Gwinner, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, In-situ measurement of Mercury's physical librations using image and laser altimeter data from MESSENGER: General approach and sensitivity analysis

  • Starr, R. D., L. R. Nittler, S. Z. Weider, E. A. Rhodes, D. Schriver, C. E. Schlemm II, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer detection of electron-induced X-ray fluorescence from Mercury's surface

  • Stockstill-Cahill, K. R., T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, and S. Z. Weider, Magnesium-rich compositions on Mercury: Implications for magmatism from petrologic modeling

  • Strom, R. G., Z. Xiao, D. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett, S. E. Braden, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, C. M. Ernst, and M. E. Banks, Impact crater populations on Mercury

  • Talpe, M. J., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, S. C. Solomon, and F. Vilas, Characterization of the morphometry of impact craters hosting polar deposits in Mercury's north polar region

  • Vaughan, W. M., J. Helbert, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, K. Gwinner, T. J. McCoy, and S. C. Solomon, Hollow-forming layers in impact craters on Mercury: Massive sulfide or chloride deposits formed by impact melt differentiation?

  • Vilas, F. D. L. Domingue, A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, R. L. Klima, E. A. Jensen, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, and S. S. Solomon, Search for absorption features in Mercury's visible reflectance spectra: Recent results from MESSENGER

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, M. S. Robinson, J. W. Head, R. G. Strom, C. Klimczak, P. K. Byrne, A. C. Enns, C. M. Ernst, L. M. Prockter S. L. Murchie, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, M. T. Zuber, S. A. Hauck, II, and R. J. Phillips, Tectonic features on Mercury: An orbital view with MESSENGER

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, P. K. Byrne, D. K. Hamara, T. J. McCoy, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional heterogeneity on Mercury's surface revealed by MESSENGER's X-Ray Spectrometer

  • Whitten, J. L., J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, and S. C. Solomon, Intercrater plains on Mercury: Topographic assessment with MESSENGER data

  • Xiao, Z., R. G. Strom, D. T. Blewett, C.R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett, S. E. Braden, K. Gwinner, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, T. R. Watters, and M. E. Banks, The youngest geologic terrains on Mercury

  • Xiao, Z., R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, and J. W. Head, New comparisons between fresh impact craters on Mercury and the Moon
Misasa 2012 logo Misasa IV, Solar System Exploration and New Geosciences – Perspective for the Next Decade
Misasa, Japan
24-26 February 2012

Nittler, L. R., S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and M. T. Zuber
Exploration of the inner solar system with MESSENGER

2011

AGU 2011 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
5-9 December 2011
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2011 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

  • Anderson, B. J., C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, R. M. Winslow, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Structure of Mercury's global magnetic field determined from MESSENGER orbital observations, abstract P44A-04

  • Balcerski, J. A., S. A. Hauck, II, O. S. Barnouin, G. A. Neumann, J. Oberst, R. J. Phillips, F. Preusker, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Crater floor slope as a measure of long-wavelength changes in topography on Mercury, abstract P41A-1579

  • Barnouin, O. S., C. M. Ernst, G. A. Neumann, N. L. Chabot, S. L. Murchie, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Characterizing the geomorphology of fresh impact craters on Mercury, abstract P41F-06

  • Becker, K. J., L. A. Weller, K. L. Edmundson, T. L. Becker, M. S. Robinson, and S. C. Solomon Global controlled mosaic of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital images, abstract P41A-1589

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, M. Sarantos, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, W. E. McClintock, D. Schriver, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, and S. C. Solomon, Structure of Mercury's magnetosphere during MESSENGER's first three months in orbit, abstract P41A-1599

  • Blair, D. M., A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, S. C. Solomon, L. M. Prockter, T. R. Watters, and M. T. Zuber, Graben on the floors of Mercury's medium-sized impact basins: Extension from cooling, abstract P41A-1595

  • Blewett, D. T., N. R. Fontanella, S. E. Peel, E. D. Zhong, P. Pashai, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, Z. Xiao, S. E. Braden, D. M. H. Baker, D. M. Hurwitz, J. W. Head, T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Hollows on Mercury: Bright-haloed depressions imply recent endogenic activity, abstract P43E-07

  • Boardsen, S. A., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, D. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, Distribution of ~1-Hz ULF waves in Mercury's inner magnetosphere, abstract P41A-1603

  • Braden, S. E., B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, and S. C. Solomon, Reflectance of immature materials on Mercury and the Moon, abstract P41A-1585

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, A. W. Merkel, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Sarantos, and A. L. Sprague, Calcium in Mercury's exosphere: Modeling MESSENGER data, abstract P41A-1596

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, B. W. Denevi, S. C. Solomon, L. R. Nittler, T. R. Watters, A. C. Enns, J. W. Head, D. M. Hurwitz, and D. M. H. Baker, Analysis of surface volcanism on Mercury, abstract P41A-1590

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin, D. T. Blewett, N. L. Chabot, C. M. Ernst, J. W. Head, L. R. Ostrach, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, The role of plains volcanism in the formation of Mercury's crust, abstract P43E-09

  • DiBraccio, G. A., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, Z. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of magnetopause structure at Mercury, abstract P41A-1601

  • Ernst, C. M., S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, C. Klimczak, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Assessing the crustal stratigraphy of Mercury: Results from MESSENGER orbital observations, abstract P43E-08

  • Evans, L. G., P. N. Peplowski, S. A. Hauck, II, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, D. S. Ebel, J. O. Goldsten, D. K. Hamara, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., E. A. Rhodes, L. R. Nittler, A. L. Sprague, S. C. Solomon, and R. D. Starr, MESSENGER measurements of radioactive elements on Mercury: Implications for the planet's formation and evolution, abstract P43E-05

  • Fassett, C. I., J. L. Dickson, J. W. Head, D. M. Hurwitz, S. J. Kadish, E. M. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, J. L. Whitten, and M. T. Zuber, The chronology of basin formation and subsequent volcanism on the Moon and Mercury, abstract P33G-03

  • Gaskell, R. W., E. E. Palmer, N. Mastrodemos, O. S. Barnouin, L. Jorda, and A. H. Taylor, Mercury and Vesta – Preliminary shape and topography, abstract P41A-1576

  • Gershman, D. J., G. Gloeckler, J. M. Raines, L. A. Fisk, S. C. Solomon, E. C. Stone, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Observations of interstellar helium pickup ions in the inner heliosphere, abstract SH11C-07

  • Hallau, K. G., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, R. D. Hirshon, S. C. Solomon, H. A. T. Vanhala, and H. M. Weir, The Mercury surface interactive: Exploring MESSENGER data and images from orbit, abstract ED21D-0605

  • Hauck, S. A., II, S. C. Solomon, F. G. Lemoine, J.-L. Margot, E. M. Mazarico, S. J. Peale, M. E. Perry, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber, Internal structure of Mercury: Constraints from MESSENGER, abstract P41A-1580

  • Head, J. W., C. R. Chapman, R. G. Strom, C. I. Fassett, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, C. M. Ernst, T. R. Watters, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, N. L. Chabot, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. L. Whitten, T. A. Goudge, D. M. H. Baker, D. M. Hurwitz, L. R. Ostrach, Z. Xiao, W. J. Merline, L. Kerber, J. L. Dickson, J. Oberst, P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, and L. R. Nittler, Widespread and voluminous flood volcanism in the northern high latitudes of Mercury revealed by MESSENGER: Relation to global volcanic processes, abstract P43A-10

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, R. L. Klima, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, D. L. Domingue, P. D'Incecco, J. W. Head, J. J. Gillis-Davis, and S. C. Solomon, High-temperature laboratory measurements in support of a statistical analysis of spectral data from MESSENGER, abstract P41A-1587

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, D. N. Baker, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. D. Starr, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Transient bursts of energetic electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere observed by MESSENGER, abstract P44A-08

  • Hurwitz, D. M., J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, R. G. Strom, C. I. Fassett, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, C. M. Ernst, T. R. Watters, S. C. Solomon, P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, S. L. Murchie, L. M Prockter, N. L. Chabot, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. L. Whitten, T. A. Goudge, D. M. H. Baker, L. R. Ostrach, Z. Xiao, W. J. Merline, D. L. Dickson, J. Oberst, and L. R. Nittler, Lava erosion on Mercury: Model results using new observations from MESSENGER, abstract P41A-1591

  • Izenberg, N. R., R. L. Klima, P. Pashai, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, D. L. Domingue, D. T. Blewett, S. L. Murchie, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. Helbert, M. C. Kochte, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Ultraviolet to near-infrared spectral variation of geologic end-members on Mercury, abstract P43E-06

  • Johnson, C. L., B. J. Anderson, M. E. Purucker, I. I. Alexeev, M. Al Asad, H. Korth, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Winslow, and M. T. Zuber, Observations of internal and external magnetic fields at Mercury, abstract P41A-1570

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, R. M. Winslow, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., MESSENGER Magnetometer observations of the plasma distribution in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract P44A-05

  • Lario, D. D., G. C. Ho, and E. C. Roelof, Multi-point observation of SEP events: Longitudinal and radial effects, abstract SH33D-02

  • Lemoine, F. G., E. M. Mazarico, D. D. Rowlands, M. H. Torrence, M. E. Perry, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber, The determination of the gravity field of Mercury from MESSENGER data, abstract P44B-02

  • Margot, J.-L., S. Padovan, S. J. Peale, and S. C. Solomon, Ground-based measurements of Mercury's spin state and inferences about its interior, abstract P44B-01

  • McClintock, W. E., M. Benna, M. H. Burger, T. A. Cassidy, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Exploring Mercury's surface-bound exosphere: An overview of observations during the MESSENGER orbital phase, abstract P44A-01

  • McNutt, R L., Jr., J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, R. D. Starr, G. C. Ho, P. N. Peplowski, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, E. A. Rhodes, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, S. C. Solomon, and D. N. Baker, Detection of energetic electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere with the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, abstract P44A-09

  • Michel, N., S. A. Hauck, II, C. L. Johnson, P. N. Peplowski, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Dynamics and evolution of Mercury's interior as constrained by MESSENGER observations, abstract P41A-1581

  • Neumann, G. A., F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, M. H. Torrence, O. S. Barnouin, and S. C. Solomon, Laser altimetry of Mercury, Moon, and Mars, abstract P41F-03

  • Nguyen, L., T. H. Choo, R. J. Steele, M. Lucks, H. Nair, M. E. Perry, B. J. Anderson, A. F. Berman, and S. C. Solomon, Mid-year status of MESSENGER SciBox planning and commanding, abstract P41A-1605

  • Nicholas, J. B., M. E. Purucker, C. L. Johnson, T. J. Sabaka, N. Olsen, M. Al Asad, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, E. S. Belenkaya, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, R. J. Lillis, B. Langlais, R. M. Winslow, C. T. Russell, M. K. Dougherty, and M. T. Zuber Magnetic fields of the solar system: A comparative planetary toolkit, abstract GP21B-0992

  • Padovan, S., J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, S. J. Peale, and S. C. Solomon, Modeling of Mercury tides for recovery of gravity field and interior properties, abstract P41A-1573

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. A. Hauck, II, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, E. M. Mazarico, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The shape of Mercury's south-polar region, abstract P41A-1575

  • Phillips, R. J., M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, S. A. Hauck, II, F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Perry, J. W. Head III, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury lithosphere and crustal properties from MESSENGER orbital observations, abstract P43E-03

  • Poh, G., D. N. Baker, D. Odstrcil, M. Benna, H. Korth, W. E. McClintock, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, P. M. Trávní?ek, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Predicting solar wind forcing at Mercury: WSA-ENLIL model results, abstract P44A-03

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, R. M. Winslow, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. A. Paige, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, and R. J. Phillips, A search for a crustal magnetization signature of variations in insolation at Mercury, abstract P41A-1571

  • Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. A. Slavin, J. A. Gilbert, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of plasma ion compositions at Mercury through the first 150 days of global observations, abstract P44A-07

  • Rhodes, E. A., P. N. Peplowski, L. G. Evans, D. K. Hamara, W. V. Boynton, and S. C. Solomon, Orbit normalization of MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer data, abstract P41A-1583

  • Ritzer, J. A., C. L. Johnson, S. A. Hauck, II, T. R. Watters, O. S. Barnouin, G. A. Neumann, E. M. Mazarico, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Laser altimetry by MESSENGER over lobate scarps reveals the lithospheric structure of Mercury, abstract P41A-1594

  • Sarantos, M., W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Global distribution of Na, Ca, and Mg in Mercury's exosphere from MESSENGER measurements, abstract P41A-1597

  • Schriver, D., P. Trávní?ek, B. J. Anderson, M. Ashour-Abdalla, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. E. Gold, P. Hellinger, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, R. L. Richard, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations and kinetic simulations of quasi-trapped ion and electron populations at Mercury, abstract P44A-10

  • Slavin, J. A., S. M. Imber, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, D. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of flux transfer events at Mercury, abstract SH42A-06

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, S. A. Hauck, II, F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, C. L. Johnson, M. H. Torrence, M. E. Perry, D. D. Rowlands, and A. H. Taylor, Mercury's gravity field after the first months of MESSENGER's orbital phase, abstract P43E-02

  • Solomon, S. C., MESSENGER: Exploring the innermost planet, abstract P41E-01

  • Starr, R. D., L. R. Nittler, S. Z. Weider, E. A. Rhodes, D. Schriver, C. E. Schlemm II, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer detection of electron-induced X-ray fluorescence from Mercury's surface, abstract P41A-1602

  • Sun, X., J. F. Cavanaugh, G. A. Neumann, and E. M. Mazarico, Performance assessment of the Mercury Laser Altimeter on MESSENGER from Mercury orbit, abstract P41A-1574

  • Sundberg, T., S. A. Boardsen, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at Mercury's magnetopause, abstract P41A-1604

  • Talpe, M. J., E. M. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, and F. Vilas, Ratios of impact crater depth to diameter in Mercury's north polar region from MESSENGER laser altimeter observations, abstract P41A-1578

  • Vanhala, H. A. T., J. J. Goldstein, C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, K. G. Hallau, R. D. Hirshon, H. M. Weir, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER Educator Fellows taking the nation on a ride to the innermost planet, abstract ED31A-0747

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, M. H. Burger, A. W. Merkel, and M. Sarantos, MESSENGER searches for less abundant or weakly emitting species in Mercury's exosphere, abstract P44A-02

  • Watters, T. R., P. K. Byrne, C. Klimczak, A. C. Enns, M. E. Banks, L. S. Walsh, C. M. Ernst, M. S. Robinson, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, and K. Gwinner, The tectonics of Mercury: The view from orbit, abstract P41A-1593

  • Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, D. S. Ebel, C. M. Ernst, L. G. Evans, J. O. Goldsten, D. K. Hamara, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., C. E. Schlemm II, S. C. Solomon, and A. L. Sprague, Major-element composition of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry, abstract P43E-04

  • Winslow, R. M., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, Observations of Mercury's northern cusp region with MESSENGER's Magnetometer, abstract P41A-1600

  • Xiao, Z., R. G. Strom, D. T. Blewett, S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, N. L. Chabot, M. E. Banks, and C. R. Chapman, Recent geologic activity on Mercury, abstract P41A-1592

  • Yang, D., G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber, Distribution of surface slopes and roughness in Mercury's northern hemisphere, abstract P41A-1577

  • Zolotov, M. Yu., A. L. Sprague, L. R. Nittler, S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, L. G. Evans, W. V. Boynton, J. O. Goldsten, S. A. Hauck, II, and S. C. Solomon, Implications of the MESSENGER discovery of high sulfur abundance on the surface of Mercury, abstract P41A-1584

  • Zuber, M. T., R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head III, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, C. L. Johnson, J. Oberst, M. E. Purucker, E. M. Mazarico, M. E. Perry, O. S. Barnouin, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The geophysics of Mercury: Shape, interior structure and thermal evolution from MESSENGER, abstract P43E-01

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, D. J. Gershman, J. A. Gilbert, G. Gloeckler, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of the distribution of planetary ions near Mercury, abstract P44A-06
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2011 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

  • Baker, D. M. H., J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's peak-ring basin population and the formation of peak rings: Observations from MESSENGER flyby and orbital data

  • Blewett, D. T., N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, N. R. Izenberg, Z. Xiao, D. M. H. Baker, S. E. Braden, J. W. Head, and S. L. Murchie, MESSENGER views of unusual bright-haloed depressions on Mercury: Possible recent volatile-related activity

  • Byrne, P. K., C. Klimczak, B. W. Denevi, T. R. Watters, S. C. Solomon, A. Enns, J. W. Head, D. M. Hurwitz, and D. M. H. Baker, Surface lava flow features on Mercury

  • Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, L. R. Ostrach, Z. Xiao, S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, and J. L. Whitten, Statistics of morphologies of small primary and secondary craters on Mercury's northern plains.

  • Ebel, D. S., C. M. O'D. Alexander, S. A. Hauck, II, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, P. N. Peplowski, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, R. D. Starr, and S. T. Stewart, MESSENGER: Implications for Mercury formation hypotheses

  • Ernst, C. M., S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin, N. L. Chabot, J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Thickness of volcanic fill in impact basins on Mercury

  • Evans, L. G., P. N. Peplowski, S. A. Hauck, II, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, J. O. Goldsten, D. K. Hamara, E. A. Rhodes, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Radioactive elements measured on Mercury by MESSENGER: Implications for the planet's formation and evolution

  • Fassett, C. I., B. W. Denevi, J. L. Whitten, T. A. Goudge, D. M. H. Baker, D. M. Hurwitz, L. R. Ostrach, Z. Xiao, P. K. Byrne, and C. Klimczak, Widespread and voluminous volcanism in the northern lowlands of Mercury revealed by MESSENGER

  • Hauck, S. A., II, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, F. G. Lemoine, J.-L. Margot, G. A. Neumann, S. J. Peale, and S. C. Solomon, The geophysics of Mercury: MESSENGER's view from orbit

  • Klima, R. L., M. D'Amore, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. Helbert, N. R. Izenberg, P. Pashai, R. G. Strom, and F. Vilas, Spectral properties of an unusual impact melt flow on Mercury: Integrating color imagery with spectral data acquired by MASCS on MESSENGER

  • Klimczak, C., T. R. Watters, P. K. Byrne, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, T. A. Goudge, J. W. Head, and Z. Xiao, Strain analysis of extension in volcanically flooded impact craters on Mercury

  • Murchie, S. L., M. S. Robinson, J. W. Head, R. G. Strom, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, N. L. Chabot, and B. W. Denevi, Results from MESSENGER's first solar day of orbital imaging of Mercury

  • Nittler, L. R., S. Z. Weider, R. D. Starr, T. J. McCoy, D. S. Ebel, D. J. Lawrence, R. L. McNutt, Jr., C. E. Schlemm II, S. C. Solomon, and S. L. Sprague, Major elements on Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry

  • Ostrach, L. R., C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett, J. W Head, W. J. Merline, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, and Z. Xiao, Crater statistics for the northern polar region of Mercury derived form MESSENGER orbital data

  • Prockter, L. M., D. M. H. Baker, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, C. M. Ernst, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, and M. Massironi, The geology of medium-sized impact basins on Mercury

  • Solomon, S. C., A tale of two spacecraft: The exploration of Mercury

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, C. Klimczak, and T. A. Goudge, Extension in the northern plains of Mercury
IAC 2011 logo International Astronautical Congress 2011
Cape Town, South Africa
3-7 October 2011

Bedini, P. D., S. C. Solomon, E. J. Finnegan, A. B. Calloway, S. L. Ensor, R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, and L. M. Prockter
MESSENGER at Mercury: A mid-term report

EPSC 2010 logo European Planetary Science Congress and Division for Planetary Sciences Joint Meeting 2011
2-7 October 2011
Nantes, France

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011

  • Anderson, B. J., C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, R. Moldovan, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The global-scale magnetic field of Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-151, 2011.

  • Boardsen, S. A., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, D. L. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of ULF waves in Mercury's inner magnetosphere, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-239, 2011.

  • Braden, S. E., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, and S. C. Solomon, Reflectance of Mercury and the Moon, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1737, 2011.

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and A. L. Sprague, Calcium in Mercury's exosphere: Modeling MESSENGER data, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-449, 2011.

  • Chabot, N. L., D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, and S. L. Murchie, Illumination conditions near Mercury's south pole, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-273, 2011.

  • Chapman, C. R., and W. J. Merline, L. R. Ostrach, Z. Xiao, S. C. Solomon, and J. W. Head III, Small craters (secondaries) on Mercury's northern plains, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1497, 2011.

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Surface compositional heterogeneity on Mercury inferred from MESSENGER spectral measurements, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-817, 2011.

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, S. L. Murchie, N. L. Chabot, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, and J. W. Head, Origin and significance of plains on Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-948, 2011.

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, H. Hiesinger, and S. C. Solomon, Bridging from MESSENGER to BepiColombo – surface composition from visual and near-infrared observations and simulation of thermal infrared data, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-764, 2011.

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., R. E. Gold, J. A. Slavin, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Explosive energetic electron events at Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-272, 2011.

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, and N. R. Izenberg, Resolved ultraviolet surface reflectance spectroscopy of Mercury from MESSENGER, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1444, 2011.

  • Imber, S. M., J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, Flux transfer event formation and transport at Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-321, 2011.

  • Izenberg, N. R., G. M. Holsclaw, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, D. T. Blewett, M. C. Kochte, J. Helbert, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, Surface reflectance of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital observations, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-860, 2011.

  • Killen, R. M., M. H. Burger, W. E. McClintock, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Insights into physical processes promoting atomic species into Mercury's exosphere, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1107, 2011.

  • Lemoine, F. G., D. E. Smith, S. J. Peale, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, J.-L. Margot, G. A. Neumann, M. H. Torrence, and M. E. Perry, Mercury's gravity field from MESSENGER after 6 months in orbit, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-139, 2011.

  • McClintock, W. E., M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, A. W. Merkel, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, S. C. Solomon, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Insights into the nature of Mercury's exosphere: Early results from the MESSENGER orbital mission phase, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-266, 2011.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, R. D. Starr, G. C. Ho, P. N. Peplowski, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, E. A. Rhodes, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, and S. C. Solomon, Energetic electron detection in Mercury's magnetosphere with the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1157, 2011.

  • Moldovan, R., B. J Anderson, C. L. Johnson, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's magnetopause and bow shock from MESSENGER observations, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-674, 2011.

  • Paige, D. A., M. A. Siegler, J. K. Harmon, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Stability of ices in the north polar region of Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1639, 2011.

  • Peplowski, P. N., D. K. Hamara, L. G. Evans, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, E. A. Rhodes, S. C. Solomon, and A. L. Sprague, Potassium and thorium on the surface of Mercury: Early results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1170, 2011.

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. W. Asmar, and J. Oberst, Mercury's radius and shape from radio occultations, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1285, 2011.

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, R. Moldovan, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, D. A. Paige, J. A. Slavin, I. I. Alexeev, and R. J. Phillips, A search for the crustal magnetization signature of variations in insolation at Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-458, 2011.

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Tomographic reconstruction of Mercury's exosphere from Mercury flyby data, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-348, 2011.

  • Slavin, J. A., S. M. Imber, S. A. Boardsen, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of flux transfer event showers at Mercury, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-515, 2011.

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury after six months of MESSENGER orbital observations, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-430, 2011.

  • Starr, R. D., S. Z. Weider, L. R. Nittler, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, J. O Goldsten, T. J. McCoy, R. J. McNutt, Jr., C. E. Schlemm II, S. C. Solomon, and A. L. Sprague, Mercury's surface composition: Early results from the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-863, 2011.

  • Sundberg, T., S. A. Boardsen, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of large-amplitude Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at Mercury's magnetopause, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-844, 2011.

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, M. H. Burger, A. W. Merkel, and M. Sarantos, Early MESSENGER results for less abundant or weakly emitting species in Mercury's exosphere, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1131, 2011.

  • Vilas, F., D. L. Domingue, E. A. Jensen, A. L. Sprague, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, and S. C. Solomon, Search for absorption features in Mercury's ultraviolet and visible reflectance properties, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-989, 2011.

  • Zuber, M. T. D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, J. W. Head, M. H. Torrence, F. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, S. A. Hauck, II, C. L. Johnson, O. S. Barnouin, M. E. Perry, J. Oberst, D. Yang, and C. M. Ernst, Orbital observations of Mercury with the Mercury Laser Altimeter, EPSC Abstracts, 6, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-278, 2011.
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 8th Annual Meeting logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 8th Annual Meeting
8-12 August 2011
Taipei, Taiwan

Prockter, L. M., R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber
The MESSENGER mission: Initial results from Mercury orbit

Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. M. Killen, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, and R. L. McNutt, Jr.
The plasma environment at Mercury

74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society logo 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
8-12 August 2011
London, UK

Peplowski, P. N., D. K. Hamara, D. J. Lawrence, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, E. A. Rhodes, S. C. Solomon, L. R. Nittler, and A. L. Sprague
Abundances of radioactive elements on the surface of Mercury: First results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

Weider, S. Z., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, J. O. Goldsten, T. J. McNoy, R. L. McNutt, Jr., C. E. Schlemm II, S. C. Solomon, and A. L. Sprague
Major element abundances of surface materials on Mercury: First results from the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer

Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada logo 9th IAA Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference
21-23 June 2011
Laurel, Maryland

Choo, T. H., S. L. Murchie, P. D. Bedini, R. J. Steele, J. P. Skura, L. Nguyen, M Lucks, A. J. Berman, J. A. McGovern, and F. S. Turner, SciBox, an end-to-end automated science planning and commanding system

McAdams, J. V., and D. P. Moessner, MESSENGER's Mercury orbit insertion maneuver: Design chronology, contingency preparedness, and final results

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M Prockter, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER at Mercury: Early orbital observations

O'Shaughnessy, D. J., J. V. McAdams, P. D. Bedini, A. B. Calloway, and K. E. Williams, MESSENGER's use of solar sailing for cost and risk reduction

Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada logo Joint Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Society of Economic Geologists, and Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
25-27 May 2011
Ottawa, Canada

Solomon, S. C.
The exploration of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011
3-8 April 2011
Vienna, Austria

Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Benna, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon
MESSENGER observations of exospheric magnesium on Mercury on the eve of orbit insertion

Slavin, J. A., C. M. Jackman, and M. F. Vogt
Comparative examination of plasmoid ejection at Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn

Zuber, M. T., R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, J. Oberst, O. S. Barnouin, M. E. Perry, and M. H. Torrence
Initial orbital phase results of the MESSENGER geophysics investigation
42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference logo 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
7-11 March 2011
The Woodlands, Texas

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Anderson, B. J., M. E. Perry, T. H. Choo, R. J. Steele, L. Ngyuen, M. Lucks, L. M. Prockter, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER science observation planning for orbital operations at Mercury, abstract 1862

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, and S. C. Solomon, Composition of surface units on Mercury from surface reflectance measurements during the first and second MESSENGER flybys, abstract 1381

  • Fei, Y., V. J. Hillgren, A. Shahar, and S. C. Solomon, On the silicon content of Mercury's core and implications for core mineralogy, structure, and density, abstract 1949

  • Izenberg, N. R., G. M. Holsclaw, S. L. Murchie, D. L. Domingue, W. E. McClintock, S/. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Detector temperature dependence for MESSENGER surface reflectance measurements and implications for Mercury surface science, abstract 2391

  • Lawrence, D. J., J. K. Harmon, W. C. Feldman, D. A. Paige, P. N. Peplowski, C. M. Selby, and S. C. Solomon, Predictions of MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer measurements for Mercury's polar regions, abstract 1955

  • Moldovan, R., C. L. Johnson, J. A. Ritzer, M. E. Purucker, S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, B. W. Denevi, and H. Korth, Detecting crustal magnetic fields on Mercury with MESSENGER, abstract 2481

  • Peplowski, P. N., L. G. Evans, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, Surface abundances of K, Th, and U on Mercury and implications for planet formation and evolution, abstract 2290

  • Solomon, S. C., R. J. McNutt, Jr., B. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER at Mercury: Flyby accomplishments and orbital observing plans, abstract 1781

  • Stockstill-Cahill, K. R., T. J. McCoy, D. L. Domingue, D. J. Lawrence, L. R. Nittler, and P. N. Peplowski, Low-FeO and abundant Fe,Mg,Ti-oxides: Indications from MELTS modeling for a complex igneous history for Mercury, abstract 2339

  • Strom, R. G., M. E. Banks, C. R. Chapman, C. I. Fassett, J. A. Forde, J. W. Head, W. J. Merline, L. M. Prockter, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury crater statistics from MESSENGER flybys: Implications for stratigraphy and resurfacing history, abstract 1079

2010

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
13-17 December 2010
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2010 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union


  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, M. H. Burger, D. N. Baker, D. Schriver, P. M. Trávníček, and S. C. Solomon, Modeling of Mercury's pick-up ion dynamics and its response to changes in IMF conditions, abstract SM34B-06

  • Blewett, D. T., E. I. Coman, N. L. Chabot, N. R. Izenberg, J. K. Harmon, and C. D. Neish, Comparison of MESSENGER optical images with thermal and radar data for the surface of Mercury, abstract P23A-1613

  • Boardsen, S. A., Slavin, J. A., B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. M. Raines, S. C. Solomon, G. Gloeckler, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER plasma wave observations in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract SM51B-1805

  • Farr, N. L., F. N. Baker, D. Odstrcil, B. J. Anderson, C. N. Arge, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, H. Korth, L. R. Mayer, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, P. M. Trávníček, and Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Using MHD modeling to specify inner heliosphere conditions during the three MESSENGER Mercury flybys, abstract SH42A-06

  • Gómez Pérez, N., D. Heyner, J. Wicht, S. C. Solomon, and K.-H. Glassmeier, Magnetospheric feedback effects on Mercury's dynamo, abstract GP23B-1006

  • Hallau, K. G., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, K. G. Hallau, S. C. Solomon, H. Vanhala, and H. M. Weir, Mosaic postcards from Mercury, abstract ED23A-0710

  • Hirshon, B., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, B. Hirshon, K. G. Hallau, S. C. Solomon, H. Vanhala, and H. M. Weir, How MESSENGER meshes simulations and games with citizen science, abstract ED11A-0582

  • Hirshon, B., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, K. G. Hallau, S. C. Solomon, H. A. T. Vanhala, and H. M. Weir, Google Mercury: The launch of a new planet, abstract ED31A-0605

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, H. Korth, R. D. Starr, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. M. Mason, R. A. Mewaldt, C. M. S. Cohen, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Multi-spacecraft observations of energetic particle events from 0.3 to 1.0 AU: Measurements by MESSENGER, STEREO, and ACE, abstract SH42B-05

  • Jensen, E. A., M. M. Bisi, A. Breen, I. V. Chashei, M. Tokumaru, and F. Vilas, The 2009 heliosphere campaign: MESSENGER data analysis and preliminary results, abstract SH31A-1787

  • Nittler, L. R., R. D. Starr, C. E. Schlemm II, and S. C. Solomon, Constraints on solar coronal abundances from MESSENGER X-ray solar monitor data, abstract SH54C-01

  • Pryor, W. R., G M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, M. Snow, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Interplanetary hydrogen Lyman-alpha emission observations from the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer on the MESSENGER spacecraft, abstract SH21A-1797

  • Schriver, D., P. M. Trávníček, M. Ashour-Abdalla, R. L. Richard, P. Hellinger, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, T. M. Orlando, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, and R. D. Starr, Electron transport and energization in Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract SM21B-1897

  • Slavin, J. A., Mercury's dynamic magnetic tail, abstract SM34B-05

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, L. M. Prockter, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, The exploration of Mercury by MESSENGER: Looking ahead to orbital observations, abstract P42B-02

  • Sundberg, T., S. A. Boardsen, J. A. Slavin, L. G. Blomberg, J. A. Cumnock, S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, and H. Korth, Reconstruction of propagating Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Mercury's magnetopause, abstract SM43B-07

  • Weir, H. M., C. R. Chapman, J. P. Edmonds, J. J. Goldstein, K. G. Hallau, B. Hirshon, H. Vanhala, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER Education and Public Outreach arranges a ride to the innermost planet, abstract ED21D-09

  • Zuber, M. T., Interiors of Mercury and the Moon: Current status and anticipated progress, abstract DI33B-01
LASP workshop logo Exploring Magnetosphere-Exosphere Coupling at Mercury:
A Joint MESSENGER-BepiColombo Workshop

2-5 November 2010
Boulder, Colorado

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2010 MESSENGER–BepiColombo Workshop on Exploring Magnetosphere–Exosphere Coupling at Mercury


  • Anderson, B. J., H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, S. C. Solomon, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Magnetospheric magnetic field observations and modeling at Mercury

  • Baker, D. N., Substorms at Mercury: Old questions and new insights

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, M. H Burger, D. N. Baker, D. Schriver, P. Trávníček, and S. C. Solomon Modeling of Mercury's pick-up ion dynamics and its response to changes in IMF conditions

  • Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. M Raines, S. C. Solomon, G. Gloeckler, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Bursts of narrow-band magnetospheric waves near the He+ to H+ cyclotron frequencies observed during MESSENGER's Mercury flybys

  • Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. M Raines, S. C. Solomon, G. Gloeckler, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Quasi-periodic ~20–30-s oscillations in Mercury's inner magnetosphere during steady southward IMF

  • Burger, M. H., and R. M. Killen, Impact vaporization at Mercury: Limits from the MASCS data

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, R. J. Vervack, Jr., W. E. McClintock, and A. L. Sprague, Calcium in Mercury's exosphere: Modeling MESSENGER data
  • Domingue, D. L., W. C. Feldman, J. J. Gillis-Davis, G. C. Ho, D. J. Lawrence, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, A. L. Sprague, D. T. Blewett, W. E. McClintock, C. M. Pieters, R. M. Killen, C. R. Chapman, F. Vilas, M. Benna, M. H. Burger, T. H. Zurbuchen, D. N. Baker, D. Schriver, P. Trávníček, and N. R. Izenberg, Space weathering on Mercury

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. D. Starr, R. E. Gold, J. A. Slavin, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, R. L. McNutt, Jr., L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Observations of suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere during the three MESSENGER flybys

  • Killen, R. M., and A. L. Sprague, Long-term supply of volatiles and refractories to the exosphere of Mercury

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, T. H. Zurbuchen, D. N. Baker, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Mercury's magnetospheric response to the dynamics of the space environment

  • Raines, J. M., D. J. Gershman, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Slavin, S. M. Krimigis, R. M. Killen, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., MESSENGER observations of the composition of Mercury's ionized exosphere and plasma environment

  • Raines, J. M., J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., MESSENGER observations of the plasma environment near Mercury

  • Sarantos, M., Planetary pickup ions at Mercury

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Benna, and J. A. Slavin, Implications of MESSENGER observations for models of exospheric magnesium

  • Schriver, D., P. Trávníček, M. Ashour-Abdalla, R. L. Richard, P. Hellinger, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, T. M. Orlando, M. Sarantos, A. L. Sprague, and R. D. Starr, Electron transport and precipitation at Mercury during the MESSENGER flybys

  • Slavin, J. A., B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, S. M. Imber, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., L. R. Nittler, J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, P. Trávníček, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of reconnection and its effects on Mercury's magnetosphere

  • Sprague, A. L., D. L. Domingue, D. Schriver, Trávníček, T. M. Orlando, J. L. McLain, G. A. Grieves, M. D'Amore, J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, W. E. McClintock, R. D. Starr, W. V. Boynton, R. J. Vervack, Jr., R. M. Killen, D. J. Lawrence, and the MESSENGER Team, Exploring new views of Mercury's exosphere and surface

  • Trávníček, P. M., D. Hercik, D. Schriver, and P. Hellinger, Ion foreshock and magnetosheath properties in global hybrid simulations of Mercury's magnetosphere

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, M. H. Burger, E. T. Bradley, MESSENGER's flybys of Mercury: Three glimpses into the workings of a complex exospheric system
EPSC 2010 logo 42nd Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
4-8 October 2010
Pasadena, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 42nd Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting


  • Sprague, A. L., R. J. Vervack, R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. D. Starr, D. Schriver, P. Trávní?ek, T. M. Orlando, J. L. McClain, G. A. Grieves, W. V. Boynton, D. J. Lawrence, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER: Insights regarding the relationship between Mercury's surface and its neutral and ionized exosphere, abstract 21.01

  • Vervack, R. J., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, M. H. Burger, M. Benna, N. Mouawad, E. T. Bradley, B. J. Anderson, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's neutral and ionized exosphere observed with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the three MESSENGER flybys, abstract 21.02

  • Killen, R. M., M. H. Burger, R. J. Vervack, Jr., A. L. Sprague, M. Benna, W. E. McClintock, N. Mouawad, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's Mg exosphere observed with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the third MESSENGER flyby, abstract 21.03

  • Domingue, D. L., S. L. Murchie, B. W. Denevi, N. L. Chabot, and F. Vilas, Photometric analysis of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER observations: Implications for global color properties, abstract 21.06

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, R. J. Vervack, Jr., and W. E. McClintock, Calcium in Mercury's exosphere: Modeling MESSENGER data, abstract 29.01
EPSC 2010 logo 5th European Planetary Science Congress 2010
19-24 September 2010
Rome, Italy

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 5th European Planetary Science Congress 2010


  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. T. Blewett, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury after MESSENGER's three flybys, EPSC2010-384

  • Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, C. R. Chapman, J. W. Head III, S. C. Solomon, C. M. Ernst, T. R. Watters, and R. G. Strom, The geology of Mercury as revealed by MESSENGER, EPSC2010-830

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, R. J. Vervack, Jr., M. Benna, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's exospheric magnesium: Constraints from MESSENGER second and third flyby data, EPSC2010-408

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, R. J. Vervack, Jr., W. E. McClintock, N. Mouawad, and A. L. Sprague, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's exosphere, EPSC2010-373

  • Gómez-Pérez, N., and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's weak magnetic field: Result of magnetospheric feedback?, EPSC2010-298

  • Raines, J. M., Slavin, J. A., T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. M. Krimigis, MESSENGER observations of the plasma environment near Mercury, EPSC2010-637

  • Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. D. Starr, R. E. Gold, J. A. Slavin, D. N. Baker, B. J. Anderson, R. L. McNutt, Jr., L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, Observations of suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere during the three MESSENGER flybys, EPSC2010-263

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, D. L. Domingue, and S. C. Solomon, Principal component spectral matching of laboratory and MESSENGER observations and compositional units on Mercury, EPSC2010-759
EPSC 2010 logo 2010 VEXAG International Workshop
30 August - 2 September 2010
Madison, Wisconsin

Helbert, J., N. Müller, N. R. Izenberg, J. W. Head, S. C. Solomon, G. Piccioni, and P. Drossart
The near-infrared emissivity of the Venus surface: Observations by Venus Express and MESSENGER and a new program of high-temperature laboratory measurements

AOGS 2010 logo 73rd Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting
26-30 July 2010
New York City

Chapman, C. R., R. G. Strom, C. I. Fassett, L. M. Prockter, J. W. Head, III, S. C. Solomon, M. E. Banks, D. Baker, and W. J. Merline
Cratering on Mercury: Insights from the MESSENGER flybys

Solomon, S. C.
Exploring Mercury with the MESSENGER spacecraft, Barringer Invitational Lecture

Stockstill-Cahill, K. R., and T. J. McCoy
Petrologic modeling of chondritic parent melts: Implications for MESSENGER

AOGS 2010 logo 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
18-25 July 2010
Bremen, Germany

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly


  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, G. A. Marzo, T. L. Roush, R. C. Hogan, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Comparison of clustering techniques for determining compositional units on Mercury from MESSENGER spectral observations

  • Gómez-Pérez, N., M. H. Heimpel, and J. Wicht, Magnetic field generation in light-element-rich iron cores

  • Head, J. W., S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-David, B. W. Denevi, M. T. Zuber, N. L. Chabot, J. Oberst, and C. I. Fassett, The geology of Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER mission

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, D. N. Baker, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The interplanetary magnetic field environment at Mercury's orbit

  • McClintock, W. E., M. Benna, E. T. Bradley, M. H. Burger, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Insights into the nature of Mercury's surface-bound exosphere: Results from the three MESSENGER flybys

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, J. Oberst, and S. W. Asmar, Determining the radius of Mercury from MESSENGER occultations

  • Preusker, F., J. Oberst, R. J. Phillips, T. R. Watters, J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber, F. S. Turner, and S. C. Solomon, Topographic models of Mercury from MESSENGER stereo images

  • Prockter, L. M., C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, C. R. Chapman, J. W. Head, III, C. I. Fassett,W. J. Merline, S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, G. Cremonese, S. Marchi, and M. Massironi, Geology of the Raditladi and Manet basins on Mercury: Evidence for young volcanism

  • Slavin, J. A., S. M. Krimigis, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's dynamic magnetosphere during three flybys

  • Solomon, S. C., P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, L. M. Prockter, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury after three MESSENGER flybys
AOGS 2010 logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 7th Annual Meeting
5-9 July 2010
Hyderabad, India

Benna, M., B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, W. E. McClintock, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Trávníček, and T. H. Zurbuchen
MHD modeling of the structure and dynamics of Mercury's magnetosphere during the MESSENGER flybys

D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, G. A. Marzo, T. L. Roush, R. C. Hogan, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon
Compositional units on Mercury from MESSENGER spectral observations: Comparison of clustering techniques

Prockter, L. M., S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr.
The exploration of Mercury by MESSENGER

AGU 2010 logo 2010 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
22-25 June 2010
Taipei, Taiwan

Schriver, D., P. Trávníček, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, G. C. Ho, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, R. L. McNutt, Jr., M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen
Mercury's magnetosphere during northward and southward IMF

AGU 2010 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010
2-7 May 2010
Vienna, Austria

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010

  • Alexeev, I. I., E. S. Belenkaya, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, C. L. Johnson, M. Sarantos, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's interior dipole and magnetospheric current systems after the MESSENGER flybys

  • Boardsen, S. A., T. Sundberg, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, S. C. Solomon, and L. G. Blomberg, Observations of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves during the third MESSENGER flyby of Mercury

  • Head, J. W., D. M. H. Baker, C. I. Fassett, S. J. Kadish, S. C. Schon, L. M. Prockter, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, and the MESSENGER Geology Team, The transitions from complex craters to multi-ring basins on Mercury: New insights from MESSENGER data

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, T. J McCoy, D. T. Blewett, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, L. R. Nittler. E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, Measurements of neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury's surface with the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer

  • Sarantos, M., R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, M. Benna, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Limits to Mercury's magnesium exosphere from MESSENGER second flyby observations

  • Slavin, J. A., B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of extreme magnetic tail loading and unloading during its third flyby of Mercury: Substorms?
AGU 2010 logo Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
1-5 March 2010
The Woodlands, Texas

MESSENGER Papers to Be Presented at the 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

  • Baker, D. M. H., J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, and T. R. Watters, Peak-ring basins on Mercury: New MESSENGER data and implications for basin formation and modification

  • Barnouin, O. S., M. T. Zuber, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, S. C. Solomon, S. A. Hauck, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head III, L. M. Prockter, and M. S. Robinson, The morphology of craters on Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER flybys

  • Blair, D. M., A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, S. C. Solomon, L. M. Prockter, T. R. Watters, M. T. Zuber, and R. J. Phillips, Testing models for the formation of a ring of graben in central Raditladi basin, Mercury

  • Blewett, D. T., B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, C. M. Ernst, M. E. Purucker, and J. J. Gillis-Davis, A MESSENGER look at basin antipodes on Mercury

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional units on Mercury from principal component analysis of MESSENGER reflectance spectra

  • Domingue, D. L., S. L. Murchie, N. L. Chabot, B. W. Denevi, N. R. Izenberg, and G. M. Holsclaw, Analysis of the dedicated spectral photometric observations from MESSENGER's third Mercury flyby

  • Hauck, S. A., II, S. C. Solomon, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber, Constraints on the internal structure of Mercury after three MESSENGER flybys

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Combining high-temperature spectroscopy and principal component analysis to understand Mercury surface spectra from MESSENGER

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, T. J. McCoy, D. T. Blewett, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, L. R. Nittler, E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, Measurements of neutron absorbing elements on Mercury from the three MESSENGER flybys

  • Orlando, T. M., A. L. Sprague, G. A. Grieves, D. Schriver, P. Trávnícek, J. L. McLain, and R. D. Starr, Electron stimulated desorption as a source mechanism for ions in Mercury's space environment

  • Pashai, P., N. R. Izenberg, J. J. Gillis-Davis, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, and S. C. Solomon, A Mercury impact crater with volcanic and tectonic modification

  • Perry, M. E., D. S. Kahan, C. M. Ernst, S. C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, J. Oberst, and S. W. Asmar, Mercury radii from MESSENGER flyby observations

  • Preusker, F., J. Oberst, R. J. Phillips, T. R. Watters, J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber, F. S. Turner, and S. C. Solomon, Digital terrain models of Mercury from MESSENGER stereo images

  • Prockter, L. M. C. M. Ernst, B. W. Denevi, C. R. Chapman, S. C. Solomon, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head III, G. Cremonese, S. Marchi, M. Massironi, and W. J. Merline, Evidence for young volcanism on Mercury from MESSENGER's third flyby

  • Ritzer, J. A., S. A. Hauck, II, O. S. Barnouin, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Mechanical structure of Mercury's lithosphere from MESSENGER observations of lobate scarps

  • Schon, S. C., J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, and the MESSENGER Science Team, Eminescu and the transition to peak-ring basins on Mercury

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. T. Blewett, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER's three flybys of Mercury: An emerging view of the innermost planet

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, N. Mouawad, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, and M. R. Lankton, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's exosphere: Where do we stand after three flybys?

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, M. S. Robinson, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, and the MESSENGER Team, Evidence of extension on Mercury unrelated to impact basin deformation

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, J. Oberst, G. T. Farmer, J. Lu, Y. Sun, M. N. Toksöz, O. S. Barnouin, M. E. Perry, D. K. Srinivasan, and M. H. Torrence, Emerging perspectives on Mercury's internal structure from MESSENGER flyby observations and geophysical modeling

2009

AGU 2009 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
14-18 December 2009
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers to Be Presented at the 2009 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union


  • Becker, K. J., M. S. Robinson, T. L. Becker, L. A. Weller, S. Turner, L. Nguyen, C. Selby, B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Near global mosaic of Mercur

  • Benna, M., B. J. Anderson, D. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, M. E. Purucker, R. L. McNutt, J. M. Raines, W. E. McClintock, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, D. Schriver, P. Travnicek, and T. Zurbuchen, MHD modeling of the interaction of the magnetosphere of Mercury with the solar wind during the MESSENGER flybys

  • Blewett, D. T., E. I. Coman, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, J. J. Gillis-Davis, C. M. Ernst, N. R. Izenberg, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's bright crater-floor deposits: Morphology, distribution, and spectral properties

  • Blewett, D. T., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, A. L. Sprague, D. J. Lawrence, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, J. J. Gillis-Davis, D. L. Domingue, W. V. Boynton, W. C. Feldman, L. G. Evans, E. A. Rhodes, T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, F. Vilas, N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, and S. C. Solomon, Iron of the surface of Mercury: From contradiction to convergence?

  • Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, Ultra-low-frequency wave observations at Mercury during the 29 September 2009 MESSENGER flyby

  • Bradley, E. T., W. E. McClintock, M. H. Burger, R. M. Killen, N. Mouawad, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Measurements of calcium in Mercury's exosphere during MESSENGER's three flybys

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional units on Mercury from principal component and clustering analyses of MESSENGER spectrometer observations

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, T. J. McCoy, C. M. Ernst, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, and N. L. Chabot, MESSENGER multispectral observations of Mercury

  • Domingue Lorin, D., F. Vilas, G. M. Holsclaw, J. Warell, N. R. Izenberg, S. L. Murchie, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, and W. E. McClintock, Spectrophotometric properties of Mercury

  • Ernst, C. M., S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, and N. R. Izenberg, The crustal stratigraphy of Mercury from impact craters

  • Farmer, G. T., M. T. Zuber, L. G. J. Montesi, M. J. Talpe, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon, Characterization of contractional deformation features on Mercury from finite element modeling and altimetric profiles from MESSENGER's flybys

  • Gillis-Davis, J. J., D. T. Blewett, D. J. Lawrence, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, and D. L. Domingue, Space weathering on Mercury: Inferences based on comparison of MESSENGER spectral data and experimental space weathering data

  • Gómez Pérez, N., and S. C. Solomon, Magnetospheric feedback effects on Mercury's internal dynamo

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, E. A. Jensen, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, Resolved ultraviolet reflectance spectra of Mercury from the third MESSENGER flyby

  • Izenberg, N. R., B. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, D. L. Domingue, J. Helbert, J. J. Gillis-Davis, D. T. Blewett, H. K. Kang, M. C. Kochte, and S. C. Solomon, Targeted spectral observations of Mercury during the third MESSENGER flyby

  • Killen, R. M., W. E. McClintock, T. A. Bida, E. T. Bradley, M. H. Burger, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. E. Potter, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Observations of metallic species in Mercury's exosphere during the three MESSENGER flybys

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, R. L. McNutt, S. C. Solomon, C. L. Johnson, and M. E. Purucker, Overview of magnetic field observations from MESSENGER's third flyby of Mercury

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, L. G. Evans, N. R. Izenberg, L. Nittler, E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, Combining MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer data from Mercury flybys 1, 2 and 3: Estimates of the global concentration of neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury's surface

  • McClintock, W. E., M. Benna, E. T. Bradley, M. H. Burger, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. Lankton, N. Mouawad, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Exploring Mercury's surface-bound exosphere with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer: An overview of observations during the three MESSENGER flybys

  • Odstrcil, D., D. Baker, B. J. Anderson, L. R. Mayer, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, The space environment of Mercury at the time of the third MESSENGER flyby: Solar wind and IMF modeling of upstream conditions

  • Phillips, R. J., M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, C. L. Johnson, S. A. Hauck, T. R. Watters, G. T. Farmer, and M. E. Perry, Geophysics of Mercury: The MESSENGER view

  • Raines, J. M., T. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Slavin, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Observations of the plasma environment near Mercury

  • Rhodes, E. A., L. G. Evans, J. O. Goldsten, L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, W. V. Boynton, A. L. Sprague, D. J. Lawrence, and S. C. Solomon, Gamma-ray spectrometer measurements at Mercury during the MESSENGER flybys

  • Sarantos, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Benna, R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, J. M. Raines, S. C. Solomon, D. Schriver, and P. Travnicek, Sodium and magnesium neutral and ion species at Mercury: Simulations and comparison to MESSENGER observations

  • Schriver, D., P. Travnicek, J. Paral, J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. Zurbuchen, D. Baker, M. Benna, R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Particle transport and acceleration in Mercury's magnetosphere during the MESSENGER flybys

  • Slavin, J. A., B. J. Anderson, D. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, C. L. Johnson, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, R. L. McNutt, M. E. Purucker, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, R. J. Vervack, T. Zurbuchen, and P. Travnicek, Mercury's atmosphere and magnetosphere: MESSENGER third flyby observations

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, P. D. Bedini, B. J. Anderson, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury after the third MESSENGER flyby

  • Starr, R. D., G. C. Ho, B. J. Anderson, G. B. Andrews, D. Baker, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, L. Nittler, E. A. Rhodes, C. E. Schlemm, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer and Energetic Particle Spectrometer observations of energetic electrons during the Mercury flybys

  • Travnicek, P. M., D. Schriver, P. Hellinger, D. Hercik, J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. Zurbuchen, D. Baker, M. Benna, A. L. Sprague, R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's magnetosphere–solar wind interaction under northward and southward interplanetary magnetic field during the MESSENGER flybys
DPS 2009 logo 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
18-21 October 2009
Portland, Oregon

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting


  • Strom, R. G., and S. C. Solomon, The history of Mercury exploration, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-1, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Solomon, S. C., A. M. Freed, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, III, L. Kerber, R. J. Phillips, M.S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, and M. T. Zuber, The geophysical evolution of Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-2, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Head, J. W., III, S. L. Murchie, L. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, and B. W. Denevi, Volcanism on Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-3, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, T. J. McCoy, C. M. Ernst, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, and N. L. Chabot, The color of Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-4, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Chapman, C. R., R. G. Strom, J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett, W. J. Merline, S. C. Solomon, D. T. Blewett, and T. R. Watters, Cratering on Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-5, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Fassett, C. I., J. W. Head, Dt. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, J. L. Dickson, S. L. Murchie, J. Oberst, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, and T. R. Watters, The Caloris impact basin and its role in modifying the surface of Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-6, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Watters, T. R., Solomon, S. C., J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, and L. Prockter, The tectonics of impact basins on Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-7, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.

  • Chabot, N. L., K. E. Powell, D. T. Blewett, and N. R. Izenberg, Large rayed craters on Mercury, Abstracts with Programs, 41, paper 197-8, Geological Society of America, Denver, Colo., 2009.
DPS 2009 logo 41st Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
4-9 October 2009
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 41st Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting

  • Burger, M. H., R. M. Killen, N. Mouawad, R. J. Vervack, E. T. Bradley, W. E. McClintock, M. Sarantos, and M. Benna, Modeling Mercury's exosphere in the MESSENGER era, abstract 67.02, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc, 41, 1134, 2009.

  • Chapman, C. R., S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Team, Mercury after three MESSENGER flybys, abstract 11.01, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc, 41, 1008, 2009.

  • Killen, R. M., T. A. Bida, A. E. Potter, W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, R. J. Vervack, Jr., C. M. Anderson, T. H. Morgan, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Metallic species in Mercury's exosphere observed by MESSENGER, the Keck I and Mc-Math Pierce Telescopes, abstract 67.01, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc, 41, 1134, 2009.

  • Simon, M., The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Sharing the initial findings with the public, abstract 67.06, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc., 41, 1135, 2009.
EPSC 2008 logo 4th European Planetary Science Congress 2009
13-18 September 2009
Potsdam, Germany

MESSENGER Papers to Be Presented at the 4th European Planetary Science Congress 2009

  • Alexeev, I. I., E. S. Belenkaya, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER magnetospheric magnetic field after the first and second MESSENGER flybys, abstract EPSC2009-610, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).

  • D'Amore, J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional units along the M1 and M2 MASCS ground tracks from principal component and clustering analyses, abstract EPSC2009-552, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).

  • Krimigis, S. M., J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, R. M. Killen, H. Korth. W. E. KcClintock, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Travnicek, R. J. Vervack, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's dynamic atmosphere and magnetosphere, abstract EPSC2009-384, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).

  • Prockter, L. M., O. S. Barnouin-Jha, S. C. Solomon, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, and J. Gillis-Davis, Mercury's Raditladi basin: A puzzling example of extensional tectonics in an unusually young impact feature, abstract EPSC2009-340, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's first and second flybys of Mercury: A scientific overview, abstract EPSC2009-212, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, and J. Oberst, The equatorial shape, topography and gravity of Mercury from the MESSENGER flybys of 2008, abstract EPSC2009-653, Europlanet Research Infrastructure, European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, 2009 (USB drive).
IAA 2009 logo 8th IAA International Conference on Low Cost Planetary Missions
31 August - 4 September 2009
Goa, India

McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, and the MESSENGER Team
MESSENGER: Results from the first two Mercury flybys

EPSC 2008 logo IAGA 11th Scientific Assembly
23-30 August 2009
Sopron, Hungary

Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon
Comparison of ultra-low-frequency waves at Mercury under northward and southward IMF

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Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 6th Annual Meeting
11-15 August 2009
Singapore

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 6th Annual AOGS General Meeting

  • Ho, G. C., R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. A. Slavin, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Energetic particles in Mercury's magnetosphere during the first two MESSENGER flybys, abstract PS06-A004, 6th Annual Meeting AOGS 2009, CD-ROM, 2009.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, J. A. Slavin, R. D. Starr, R. J. Vervack, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER's view of Mercury's magnetosphere and comparison with that of Earth, abstract PS01-A0006, 6th Annual Meeting AOGS 2009, CD-ROM, 2009.

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., S. C. Solomon, P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, J. W. Head III, S. M. Krimigis, S, L, Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's first two Mercury flybys: An overview, abstract PS06-A003, 6th Annual Meeting AOGS 2009, CD-ROM, 2009.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. C. Solomon, J. W. head, T. R. Watters, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, C. R. Chapman, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The geology of Mercury: Results from the first two MESSENGER flybys of the innermost planet, abstract PS06-A005, 6th Annual Meeting AOGS 2009, CD-ROM, 2009.

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Goldschmidt Conference 2009
21-26 June 2009
Davos, Switzerland

Lawrence, D. J., C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, and S. C. Solomon
Using MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer data to identify neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury's surface

 Workshop on the Surface Composition of Mercury from Ultraviolet-Visible-Infrared Spectroscopy Workshop on the Surface Composition of Mercury from Ultraviolet-Visible-Infrared Spectroscopy
3-5 June 2009
Parma, Italy

MESSENGER Presentations at the Workshop on the Surface Composition of Mercury

  • Blewett, D. T., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, F. Vilas, J. J. Gillis-Davis, D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, L. G. Evans, E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, The iron content of Mercury's surface: A review of the evidence

  • D'Amore, M., J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. Izenberg, A. Sprague, G. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional units along the M1 and M2 MASCS ground track from a principal component analysis

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, T. J. McCoy, C. M. Ernst, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, and N. L. Chabot, A global perspective from MESSENGER and Mariner 10 on the evolution of Mercury's crust

  • Domingue, D. L., B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, and F. Vilas, The photometric properties of Mercury's surface: Implications for color and spectral interpretations

  • Domingue, D. L., F. Vilas, S. K. Noble, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, J. Helbert, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, and A. L. Sprague, Processes affecting Mercury's spectrum and color: Space weathering

  • Ernst, C. M., S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, D. T. Blewett, N. R. Izenberg, and J. W. Head, III, Exposure of spectrally distinct material by impact craters on Mercury: Implications for buried plains material

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, E. A. Jensen, M. S. Robinson, and F. Vilas, Clues to the mineralogical composition of Mercury from MESSENGER spectroscopy

  • Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, D. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, S. C. Solomon, M. S. Robinson, and J. Helbert, Resolved ultraviolet to infrared reflectance spectroscopy of Mercury from the first two MESSENGER flybys

  • Prockter, L. M., O. Barnouin-Jha, S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, C. R. Chapman, and R. McNutt, Jr., Impact cratering on Mercury: Historical perspective and new views from MESSENGER

  • Rhodes, E. A., L. G. Evans, R. D. Starr, W. V. Boynton, and D. K. Hamara, Measurement of Mercury surface abundances of Fe and K relative to Si from MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer data from the first two flybys

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, R. L. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER's first and second flybys of Mercury: A scientific overview

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2008 logo Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union and other scientific societies
24-27 May 2009
Toronto, Canada

MESSENGER Papers Submitted to the 2009 Joint Assembly.

  • Alexeev, I. I., E. S. Belenkaya, J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, S. A. Boardsen, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, M. Sarantos, and S. C. Solomon, Paraboloidal model of Mercury's magnetic field after MESSENGER's first and second flybys, Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (22), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract P33B-04, 2009.

  • Anderson, B. J., J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, M. H. Acuña, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, G. C. Ho, R. E. Gold, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, The enigmatic dayside boundary layer at Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (22), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract P33B-05, 2009.

  • Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, Comparison of ultra-low frequency waves at Mercury under northward and southward IMF, Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (22), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract P31A-03, 2009.

  • Gómez-Pérez, N., Factors affecting the magnetic field generation in Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (22), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract DI71A-01, 2009.

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Trávníček, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetosphere, Eos Trans. AGU, 90 (22), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract P33B-03, 2009.

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2008 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2009
19-24 April 2009
Vienna, Austria

Papers Submitted to 2009 European Geosciences Union General Assembly

  • Ho, G. C., R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. A. Slavin, R. D. Starr, and S. C. Solomon, Energetic particles in Mercury's magnetosphere during MESSENGER's flybys, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-5089, 2009.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, III, T. R. Watters, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, C. R. Chapman, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Revealing Mercury's geology with observations by the MESSENGER spacecraft, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-11236, 2009.

  • Sarantos, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Benna, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. M. Krimigis, D. Schriver, P. Trávní?ek, and S. C. Solomon, Comparison of models for Mercury's sodium and magnesium ion distributions with MESSENGER measurements during northward and southward IMF conditions, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-9742, 2009.

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of magnetic reconnection in Mercury's magnetosphere, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-3847, 2009.

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, M. H. Torrence, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., The topography and gravity of Mercury from the MESSENGER flybys of 2008, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-11797, 2009.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Slavin, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., M. Sarantos, and S. C. Solomon, Sampling a torched planet: MESSENGER observations of Mercury's ionized exosphere, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, abstract EGU2009-5964, 2009.
LPSC 2007 logo Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
23-27 March 2009
The Woodlands, Texas

Papers Submitted to the Special Session on "MESSENGER at Mercury: A Global Perspective on the Innermost Planet" at the 40th LPSC

  • André, S. L., and T. R. Watters, Tectonic features revealed in MESSENGER images detailed within Mariner 10 stereo topography, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2341, 2009.

  • Barnouin-Jha, O. S., M. T. Zuber, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, S. C. Solomon, S. A. Hauck, II, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head, III, L. M. Prockter, and M. S. Robinson, Assessing the relationship between crater depth and diameter on Mercury with topographic measurements by MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1638, 2009.

  • Blewett, D. T., L. Kerber, J. W. Head, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, J. J. Gillis-Davis, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury pyroclastics: Color, morphology, and volatile content, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1793, 2009.

  • Blewett, D. T., B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, and M. E. Purucker, Do lunar-like swirls occur on Mercury?, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1352, 2009.

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head, III, T. J. McCoy, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. L. Murchie, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER global color observations: Implications for the composition and evolution of Mercury's crust, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2247, 2009.

  • Domingue, D. L., B. W. Denevi, C. M. Ernst, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, S. L. Murchie, and M. S. Robinson, Regional color photometry of Mercury's surface, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1301, 2009.

  • Ernst, C. M., S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, M. S. Robinson, and B. W. Denevi, Exposure of red material by impact craters on Mercury: Implications for buried plains material, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1900, 2009.

  • Fassett, C. I., J. W. Head, D. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, J. L. Dixon, S. L. Murchie, R. G. Strom, and T. R. Watters, Caloris impact basin: Exterior geomorphology, stratigraphy, morphometry, radial sculpture, and smooth plains deposits, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1899, 2009.

  • Freed, A. M., S. C. Solomon, T. R. Watters, R. J. Phillips, and M. T. Zuber, Could Pantheon Fossae be the result of the Apollodorus crater-forming impact within the Caloris basin, Mercury?, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1362, 2009.

  • Gillis-Davis, J. J., D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, and the MESSENGER Team, Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Characteristics and modes of formation, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2234, 2009.

  • Gómez Pérez, N., and J. Wicht, Magnetic field at Mercury: Effects of external sources on planetary dynamos, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1634, 2009.

  • Head, J. W., III, S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. E. Hawkins, III, J. Helbert, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, W. J. Merline, S. L. Murchie, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, A. L. Sprague, R. G. Strom, F. Vilas, T. R. Watters, and M. T. Zuber, The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: New insights into geological processes and evolution from the first two encounters, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2198, 2009.

  • Helbert, J., M. D'Amore, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, D. T. Blewett, and S. C. Solomon, Compositional units on Mercury along MESSENGER ground tracks from principal component analysis of spectral observations, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1529, 2009.

  • Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, D. T. Blewett, J. Helbert, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Resolved ultraviolet to infrared reflectance spectroscopy of Mercury from the second MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1663, 2009.

  • Izenberg, N. R., D. T. Blewett, R. L. McNutt, N. L. Chabot, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, L. M. Prockter, and S. L. Murchie, MESSENGER views of crater rays on Mercury, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1676, 2009.

  • Johnson, C. L., H. Uno, M. E. Purucker, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's magnetic field: Assessing the effects of external fields on internal field models, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1385, 2009.

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Science Team, Identification of neutron absorbing elements on Mercury's surface using MESSENGER neutron data, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1761, 2009.

  • Prockter, L. M., T. R. Watters, C. R. Chapman, B. W. Denevi, J. W. Head III, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, J. Gillis-Davis, and R. W. Gaskell, The curious case of Raditladi basin, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1758, 2009.

  • Purucker, M. E., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, H. Uno, D. T. Blewett, T. J. Sabaka, S. C. Solomon, and J. W. Head, Mercury's internal magnetic field from MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1277, 2009.

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, J. W. Head III, and M. H. Torrence, Does Mercury have lunar-like mascons?, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1802, 2009.

  • Solomon, S. C., A. M. Freed, S. A. Hauck, II, J. W. Head, III, L. Kerber, R. J. Phillips, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's newly global perspective on Mercury: Some implications for interior evolution, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1750, 2009.

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, N. Mouawad, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, and M. R. Lankton, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's exosphere: Discoveries and surprises from the first two flybys, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2220, 2009.

  • Watters, T. R., S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, J. W. Head, C. R. Chapman, S. C. Solomon, B. W. Denevi, S. L. André, C. I. Fassett, and the MESSENGER Team, A newly discovered impact basin on Mercury revealed by MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1817, 2009.

  • Zuber, M. T., G. T. Farmer, S. A. Hauck II, J. A. Ritzer, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, D. E. Smith, J. W. Head III, G. A. Neumann, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, C. L. Johnson, J. Oberst, O. Barnouin-Jha, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Observations of ridges and lobate scarps on Mercury from MESSENGER altimetry and imaging and implications for lithospheric strain accommodation, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 1813, 2009.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, J. A. Slavin, S. M. Krimigis, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, First ion plasma measurements in the Mercury magnetosphere, Lunar and Planetary Science, XL, abstract 2141, 2009.

2008

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
15-19 December 2008
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers to be Presented at the 2008 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union

  • Anderson, B. J., H. Korth, M. H. Acuña, J. A. Slavin, S. A. Boardsen, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, G. C. Ho, R. E. Gold, R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. C. Solomon, C. L. Johnson, H. Uno, and M. E. Purucker, Overview of magnetosphere and magnetic field observations from MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury, abstract U12A-04

  • Baker, D. N., D. Odstrcil, B. J. Anderson, C. N. Arge, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Killen, and T. H. Zurbuchen, The space environment of Mercury: Solar wind and IMF modeling of upstream conditions, abstract U12A-01

  • Becker, K. J., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, J. Oberst, F. Preusker, L. M. Prockter, T. Tran, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, A new global mosaic of Mercury, abstract U21A-0015

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, D. N. Baker, M. E. Purucker, and S. Boardsen, Comparative MHD models of the first two MESSENGER flybys of Mercury, abstract U21A-0039

  • Blewett, D. T., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, L. M. Prockter, S. L. Murchie, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. W. Head, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, Comparison of the color properties of selected features on Mercury from Mariner 10 and MESSENGER multispectral images, abstract U21A-023

  • Boardsen, S. A., J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, H. Korth, and S. C. Solomon, Narrow-band ultra-low-frequency wave observations during the October 6, 2008, flyby of Mercury, abstract U21A-0037

  • Bradley, E. T., W. E. McClintock, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. Kochte, M. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer observations of sodium and calcium in Mercury's exopshere during the second MESSENGER flyby, abstract U21A-0031

  • Chabot, N. L., L. M. Prockter, S. L. Murchie, N. R. Laslo, H. K. Kang, S. E. Hawkins III, R. M. Vaughan, J. W. Head, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Imaging during MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury, abstract U21A-0014

  • Chapman, C. R., R. G. Strom, J. W. Head III, W. J. Merline, and S. C. Solomon, Cratering on Mercury interpreted from MESSENGER's first two flybys, abstract U11C-06

  • Denevi, B. W., M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, T. J. McCoy, R. L. McNutt, and S. C. Solomon, Low-reflectance material in Mercury's crust, abstract U21A-0025

  • Evans, L. G., E. A. Rhodes, J. O. Goldsten, L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, T. J. McCoy, A. L. Sprague, W. V. Boynton, and S. C. Solomon, Gamma-Ray Spectrometer measurements at Mercury during MESSENGER's first two flybys, abstract U21A-0028

  • Fassett, C. I., J. W. Head III, D. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, J. L. Dickson, S. L. Murchie, T. R. Watters, and the MESSENGER Team, Caloris impact basin: Interior geomorphology, stratigraphy, morphometry, radial sculpture, and smooth plains deposits, abstract U21A-019

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, R. E. Gold, D. N. Baker, D. K. Haggerty, S. Krucker, R. P. Lin, R. J. Murphy, L. R. Nittler, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. D. Starr, F. Vilas, and A. Vourlidas, Evidence for the magnetic trapping of solar-flare ions from 1–8-MeV solar neutrons detected with the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer, abstract U12A-02

  • Gaskell, R. W., J. J. Gillis-Davis, and A. L. Sprague, Topography of Mercury from stereophotoclinometric analysis of MESSENGER flyby 2 and Mariner 10 images, abstract U21A-0011

  • Gillis-Davis, J. J., D. T. Blewett, B. W. Denevi, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, and R. G. Strom, Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Characteristics and distribution from the first and second MESSENGER flyby, abstract U21A-0021

  • Gloeckler, G., T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Extended inner heliospheric source of pickup ions, abstract U12A-03

  • Gold, R. E., G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, G. B. Andrews, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Energetic particles in Mercury's magnetosphere during MESSENGER's second flyby, abstract U21A-0036

  • Head, J. W., S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, S. C. Solomon, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-Davis, B. W. Denevi, S. L. André, C. I. Fassett, J. L. Dickson, G. A. Morgan, L. Kerber, D. M. Hurwitz, L. R. Ostrach, and the MESSENGER Team, Volcanism on Mercury: Characteristics and distribution from the first MESSENGER flyby, abstract U11C-08

  • Helbert, J., A. Maturilli, M. D'Amore, A. L. Sprague, J. J. Gillis-Davis, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, and S. C. Solomon, Turn the heat up – A first look at MESSENGER's near-infrared spectra of Mercury using new high-temperature emissivity measurements, abstract U21A-0026

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, N. R. Izenberg, M. S. Robinson D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. W. Head, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, Identification of color units from the ultraviolet to the near infrared during the second MESSENGER flyby of Mercury, abstract U21A-0024

  • Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head III, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, An overview of ultraviolet through infrared reflectance observations of Mercury during the second MESSENGER flyby, abstract U11C-05

  • Kerber, L., J. W. Head III, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, L. Wilson, and the MESSENGER Team, Explosive volcanic eruptions on Mercury: Eruption conditions, magma volatile content, and implications for mantle volatile abundances, abstract U21A-0022

  • Killen, R. M., N. Mouawad, W. E. McClintock, A. E. Potter, T. A. Bida, R. J. Vervack, Jr., E. T. Bradley, A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, and M. R. Lankton, Comparison of exospheric observations by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the first and second MESSENGER flybys with concurrent ground-based observations, abstract U12A-07

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, L. G. Evans, L. R. Nittler, and S. C. Solomon, First estimate of Mercury's surface iron abundance from neutron spectroscopy, abstract U21A-0027

  • Margot, J.-L., A new orientation model for Mercury, abstract U21A-0005

  • McClintock, W. E., E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Observations of Mercury's exosphere with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the second MESSENGER flyby, abstract U12A-06

  • Mohit, P. S., R. J. Phillips, C. L. Johnson, S. A. Hauck II, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, and S. C. Solomon, Lateral viscosity variations and the contractional history of Mercury, abstract U21A-0016

  • Oberst, J., S. Elgner, M. S. Robinson, M. T. Zuber, and S. C. Solomon, Constraints on Mercury's radius and limb topography from MESSENGER flyby images, abstract U21A-0009

  • Peale, S. J., J.-L. Margot, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Mercury core properties from the rotation state, abstract U11C-02

  • Prockter, L. M., C. R. Chapman, R. W. Gaskell, S. C. Solomon, S. L. Murchie, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, T. R. Watters, J. W. Head III, and J. J. Gillis-Davis, Geology of the unusual double-ring Raditladi basin on Mercury, abstract U21A-0020

  • Purucker, M. E., T. J. Sabaka, S. C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, J. W. Head, C. L. Johnson, and H. Uno, Mercury's internal magnetic field: Constraints on fields of crustal origin, abstract U21A-0003

  • Ritzer, J. A., S. A. Hauck II, C. L. Johnson, R. J. Phillips, and M. T. Zuber, Prospects for the representation of geophysical fields from MESSENGER observations of Mercury using harmonic radial bases, abstract U21A-0010

  • Robinson, M. S., B. W. Denevi, S. L. Murchie, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head III, R. L. McNutt, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, and T. R. Watters, Mercury's smooth plains: Distribution, origin, and significance, abstract U11C-07

  • Sarantos, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, and R. M. Killen, Distribution of sodium pickup ions during MESSENGER's first and second Mercury flybys: Constraints on exospheric models, abstract U21A-043

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, P. Trávní?ek, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of magnetic reconnection and its effects on Mercury's magnetosphere, abstract U12A-05

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, S. J. Peale, F. G. Lemoine, M. H. Torrence, M. Perry, S. A. Hauck, J.-L. Margot, J. Oberst, and C. L. Johnson, The Mercury gravity field: MESSENGER observations, abstract U11C-03

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury: A scientific overview, abstract U11C-01

  • Starr, R. D., T. J. McCoy, L. R. Nittler, C. E. Schlemm II, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer observations during the second Mercury flyby, abstract U21A-0029

  • Trávní?ek, P., D. Schriver, P. Hellinger, D. Her?ik, J. Páral, B. J. Anderson, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Kinetic simulation of Mercury's magnetosphere compared with observations during MESSENGER's first Mercury flybys on 14 January and 6 October 2008, abstract U21A-0041

  • Uno, H., C. L. Johnson, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, Mercury's internal magnetic field: Modeling core fields with smooth inversions, abstract U21A-0001

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, R. M. Killen, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, N. Mouawad, M. C. Kochte, and M. R. Lankton, A view of Mercury's neutral hydrogen exosphere through the first two MESSENGER flybys, abstract U21A-0034

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, J. W. Head, S. L. André, S. A. Hauck, and L. M. Prockter, The global tectonics of Mercury, abstract U21A-0007

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, S. J. Peale, J. W. Head III, S. A. Hauck II, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. Oberst, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, X. Sun, O. Barnouin-Jha, and C. L. Johnson, Topography of equatorial Mercury from MESSENGER flybys 1 and 2, abstract U11C-04

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Insights into the ion composition and plasma environment of planet Mercury from MESSENGER, abstract U12A-08

Early Solar Bombardment 2008 logo Workshop on the Early Solar System Impact Bombardment
19-20 November 2008
Houston, Texas

Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, III, and R. G. Strom
First MESSENGER insights concerning the early cratering history of Mercury

EPSC 2008 logo 40th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
10-15 October 2008
Ithaca, New York

MESSENGER Papers to Be Presented at the 40th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting

  • Chapman, C. R., R. G. Strom, S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head III, and W. J. Merline, MESSENGER perspectives on Mercury's cratering, abstract 51.01

  • Gaskell, R. W., J. Gillis-Davis, and A. L. Sprague, Topography of Mercury from imaging data, abstract 51.05

  • Mouawad, N., A. E. Potter, R. M. Killen, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, M. R. Lankton, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Ground-based observations of Mercury's sodium exosphere during the first MESSENGER flyby, abstract 51.08

  • Merline, W. J., C. R. Chapman, S. C. Solomon, N. L. Chabot, R. E. Gold, S. E. Hawkins, and M. S. Robinson, A program to search for vulcanoids from MESSENGER, abstract 51.06

  • Nittler, L. R., W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, W. C. Feldman, J. O. Goldsten, D. J. Lawrence, T. J. McCoy, E. A. Rhodes, C. E. Schlemm, II, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, R. D. Starr, and F. Vilas, MESSENGER investigations of the surface composition of Mercury, abstract 51.02

  • Peale, S. J., J. L. Margot, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, and M. T. Zuber, Interpretation of Mercury's rotation state, abstract 51.04

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Team, New views of Mercury from the MESSENGER flybys, abstract 56.03

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER observations of the composition of Mercury's ionized exosphere and heliospheric environment, abstract 51.07
EPSC 2008 logo 3rd European Planetary Science Congress 2008 (EPSC)
21-26 September 2008
Münster, Germany

MESSENGER Papers to Be Presented at the 3rd European Planetary Science Congress 2008

The abstracts below are now available for download by visiting the EPSC program page for this session.

  • Benna, M., M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, S. M. Krimigis, and D. N. Baker, Three-dimensional modeling of Mercury's bow shock shape and position as functions of Alfven Mach number

  • Boardsen, S. A., B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, J. L. Green, J. M. Raines, T. H. Zurbuchen, D. Schriver, and P. Trávnícek, Ultra-low-frequency wave observations by MESSENGER during its January 2008 flyby through Mercury's magnetosphere

  • Head, J. W., III, S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. T. Blewett, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. E. Hawkins, II, J. Helbert, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, T. J. McCoy, W. J. Merline, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, A. L. Sprague, R. G. Strom, F. Vilas, T. R. Watters, and M. T. Zuber, The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: New insights into geological processes and evolution

  • Killen, R. M., W. F. Huebner, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, W. E. McClintock, A. L. Sprague, and S. C. Solomon, Prediction of neutral Mg in Mercury's exosphere

  • Killen, R. M., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, R. J. Vervack, Jr., A. E. Potter, and T. A. Bida, Observations of Mercury's exosphere during the first MESSENGER flyby

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, K.-H. Glassmeier, M. H. Acuña, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, D. Schriver, P. Trávnícek, S. C. Solomon, R. E. Gold, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Toward an improved understanding of the magnetic field of Mercury: Results using data from the first MESSENGER flyby

  • McNutt, R. L., Jr., T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, B. J. Anderson, J. A. Slavin, P. L. Koehn, R. M. Killen, and S. C. Solomon, Temperature of Mercury's plasma electron environment: Limits from the first MESSENGER flyby

  • Sarantos, M., J. A. Slavin, M. Benna, R. M. Killen, S. Boardsen, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. M. Krimigis, and D. Schriver, Sodium pick-up ion distribution during the first MESSENGER flyby: An event study

  • Schriver, D., P. Trávnícek, J. Paral, J. A. Slavin, M. Sarantos, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, D. N. Baker, and R. M. Killen, Ion transport in Mercury's magnetosphere during the MESSENGER flyby

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, P. Trávnícek, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's bow shock and magnetopause

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., L. G. Evans, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, The return to Mercury: An overview of MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, S. M. Krimigis, J. A. Slavin, P. L. Koehn, R. M. Killen, A. L. Sprague, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Overview of Mercury's ionized exosphere and plasma environment: Results from the first MESSENGER flyby
Cospar 2008 logo 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
13-20 July 2008
Montreal, Canada

Papers submitted at the 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

  • Benna, M., Three-dimensional MHD modeling of the interaction of the solar wind with the magnetosphere of Mercury at the time of the first MESSENGER flyby, abstract B07-0021-08.

  • Gómez-Pérez, N., Influence of an external field on a self-sustained dynamo: An application to Mercury, abstract B07-0043-08.

  • Head, J., S. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., R. Strom, C. Chapman, T. Watters, L. Prockter, M. Robinson, and D. Domingue, MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: New insights into geological processes, abstract B07-0005-08.

  • Helbert, J., A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, S. C. Solomon, and H. Heisinger, Bridging the gap - from MASCS on MESSENGER to MERTIS on BepiColombo, abstract B07-0006-08.

  • Ho, G. C., D. Lario, R. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, B. Mauk, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Inner heliospheric energetic particle observations from MESSENGER, abstract D23-0006-08.

  • Krimigis, S. M., M. Acuña, B. Anderson, D. N. Baker, G. Gloeckler, R. Gold, G. Ho, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. Slavin, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Observations of magnetic field, plasma, and energetic particles during MESSENGER's flyby of Mercury on January 14, 2008, abstract B07-0002-08.

  • Slavin, J.A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, S. A. Livi, R. L. McNutt Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Travnicek, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of the response of Mercury's magnetosphere to northward and southward interplanetary magnetic fields, abstract B07-0003-08.

  • Smith, D. E., S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, S. A. Hauck, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, S. C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, and F. Lemoine, Topography and gravity from the MESSENGER flyby of Mercury on Jan 14, 2008, abstract B07-0004-08.

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: A summary of scientific observations, abstract B07-0001-08.
AOGS 2008 logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 5th Annual Meeting
16-20 June 2008
Busan, Korea

Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, S. E. Hawkins III, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. W. Head, and S. C. Solomon
New imaging of Mercury by MESSENGER

Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, J. C. Leary, B. J. Anderson, D. L. Domingue, W. V. Boynton, L. G. Evans, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber
MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: An overview of observations

Strom, R. G., M. E. Banks, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. E. Hawkins III, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, W. J. Merline, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team
Mercury's cratering record: First results from MESSENGER's first flyby

Joint Assembly of AGU 2008 logo Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union and other scientific societies
27-30 May 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Papers submitted to 2008 Joint Assembly

  • Anderson, B. J., J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, S. A. Livi, D. N. Baker, D. Schriver, P. Trávníček, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, An overview of Mercury's first encounter with Mercury's magnetosphere, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-01, 2008.

  • Baker, D. N., D. Odstrcil, B. J. Anderson, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, R. Killen, and T. H. Zurbuchen, The space environment of Mercury: Solar wind and IMF modeling of upstream conditions, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-07, 2008.

  • Blewett, D. T., M. S. Robinson, B. W. Denevi, L. M. Prockter, S. L. Murchie, J. J. Gillis-Davis, J. W.  Head, D. L. Domingue, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, MESSENGER multispectral imaging of the surface of Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-08, 2008.

  • Boardsen, S. A., B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and J. A. Slavin, Ultra-low frequency wave observations by MESSENGER during its January 2008 flyby through Mercury's magnetosphere, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-06, 2008.

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Lawrence, J. O. Goldsten, E. A. Rhodes, and S. C. Solomon, Upper limit on the Fe abundance at Mercury's surface from MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-03, 2008.

  • Gloeckler, G., T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, S. M. Krimigis, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., Ion composition and plasma environment of Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-04, 2008.

  • Head, J. W., III, L. M. Prockter, S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. C. Solomon, and R. L. McNutt, Jr., MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: New insights into geological processes and history, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-05, 2008.

  • Ho, G. C., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, D. Lario, S. A. Livi, B. H. Mauk, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, J. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Energetic particle measurements of Mercury's magnetosphere: First results from MESSENGER, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U31A-02, 2008.

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, N. R. Izenberg, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. J. Gillis-Davis, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, Analysis of surface reflectance spectroscopy from the first MESSENGER flyby of Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-07, 2008.

  • Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head III, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and S. C. Solomon, An overview of ultraviolet through infrared reflectance spectroscopic observations of Mercury during the first MESSENGER flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-06, 2008.

  • Killen, R. M., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Exploring Mercury's surface-bound exosphere with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer: Initial interpretation of observations during the first MESSENGER flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-03, 2008.

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, C. L. Johnson, M. E. Purucker, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, D. Schriver, P. Trávni?ek, S. C. Solomon, R. Gold, and R. L. McNutt, Toward an improved understanding of the magnetic field of Mercury: Results using data from the first MESSENGER flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U31A-03, 2008.

  • McClintock, W. E., E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Exploring Mercury's surface-bound exosphere with the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer: An overview of observations during the first MESSENGER flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-02, 2008.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, J. W. Head III, T. R. Watters, R. G. Strom, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team,Imaging the surface of Mercury with MESSENGER: Comparisons with Mariner 10, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-04, 2008.

  • Schriver, D., P. Trávníček, J. Paral, J. M Slavin, M. Sarantos, B .J Anderson, H. Korth, T. H. Zurbuchen, D. N. Baker, A. L. Sprague, R. M. Killen, W. E. McClintock, G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., and S. C. Solomon, Heavy ion transport in Mercury's magnetosphere during the MESSENGER flyby, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-05, 2008.

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, M. Sarantos, S. A. Livi, R. L. McNutt Jr., J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Trávníček, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's magnetopause: Structure and dynamics, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U31A-01, 2008.

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., B. J. Anderson, W. V. Boynton, D. L. Domingue, L. G. Evans, R. E. Gold, J. W. Head, S. M. Krimigis, S. L. Murchie, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber, MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: A summary of scientific observations, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-01, 2008.

  • Trávníček, P., D. Schriver, P. Hellinger, D. Her?ík, B. J. Anderson, J.A. Slavin, D. N. Baker, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., M. Sarantos, and S. C. Solomon, Kinetic simulation of Mercury's magnetosphere compared with observationsduring MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby on 14 January 2008, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U24A-08, 2008.

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, S. J. Peale, J. W. Head, S. A. Hauck, J.-L. Margot, J. Oberst, C. L. Johnson, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, X. Sun, M. Perry, O. Barnouin-Jha, and J. K. Harmon, Topography and gravity results from MESSENGER's first flyby of Mercury, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract U23A-02, 2008.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2008 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2008
13-18 April 2008
Vienna, Austria

Papers Presented at 2008 European Geosciences Union General Assembly

  • Krimigis, S. M., M. Acuña, G. B. Andrews, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. Ho, H. Korth, S. A. Livi, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Overview of plasma, energetic particles, and magnetic fields in Mercury's magnetosphere: First results from MESSENGER, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-05581, 2008.

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, S. A. Livi, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, S. C. Solomon, P. Trávnícek, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER observations of Mercury's bow shock and magnetopause, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-04431, 2008.

  • Slavin, J. A. M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, S. Barabash, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, M. Fraenz, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, T.-L. Zhang, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER and Venus Express observations of the near-tail region of Venus: Magnetic flux transport, sheet structure, and flux rope formation, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-04403, 2008.

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, S. A. Boardsen, C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., M. E. Purucker, and S. C. Solomon, MESSENGER measurements of Mercury's magnetic field during the first flyby, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-04848, 2008.

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby: An overview of observations, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-09183, 2008.

  • Trávnícek, P., D. Schriver, P. Hellinger, D. Hercík, J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, S. M. Krimigis, S. C. Solomon, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Case study of the structure of Mercury's magnetosphere: Comparison of three dimensional hybrid simulations with observations during MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-04994, 2008.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, K. Kabin, S. M. Krimigis, J. A. Slavin, and the MESSENGER Team, First ion plasma measurements in the Mercury magnetosphere, Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 10, abstract EGU-2008-A-05338, 2008.
LPSC 2007 logo Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
10-14 March 2008
Houston, Texas

MESSENGER Contributions to the 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
10-14 March 2008
Houston, Texas

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  • Anderson, B. J., M. H. Acuña, J. A. Slavin, H. Korth, M. E. Purucker, M. Benna, C. L. Johnson, D. Schriver, S. A. Boardsen, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, The magnetic field of Mercury: Insights after the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1393, 2008.

  • Bradley, E. T., W. E. McClintock, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, R. J. Vervack, Jr., A. L. Sprague, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, and N. Mouawad, Mercury atmospheric and surface composition spectrometer observations of the tail-region exospheric species of Mercury during the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1432, 2008.

  • Chapman, C. R., D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, W. J. Merline, M. S. Robinson, R. G. Strom, and T. R. Watters, Processes of formation and degradation of impact craters inferred from MESSENGER's first flyby of Mercury, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1121, 2008.

  • Domingue, D. L., B. W. Denevi, G. M. Holsclaw, N. R. Izenberg, H. K. Kang, N. R. Laslo, W. E. McClintock, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, and R. M Vaughan, Color photometry of Mercury's surface based on MESSENGER's first Mercury encounter, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1298, 2008.

  • Head, J. W., C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. E. Hawkins, III, W. E. McClintock, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, R. G. Strom, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Origin of plains on Mercury: Insights from MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 2161, 2008.

  • Holsclaw, G. M., W. E. McClintock, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. Gillis-Davis, N. R. Izenberg, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and the MESSENGER Team, Integration of surface spectra and multispectral imaging during the first MESSENGER flyby of Mercury, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1339, 2008.

  • Izenberg, N. R., W. E. McClintock, G. M. Holsclaw, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, E. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, S. C. Solomon, A. L. Sprague, F. Vilas, and the MESSENGER Team, High-spatial-resolution visible to near-infrared reflectance of Mercury's surface obtained during the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1276, 2008.

  • Killen, R. M., W. E. McClintock, A. E. Potter, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Comparison of ground-based sodium observations to measurements of Mercury's exosphere with the MESSENGER Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer during the first Mercury flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1452, 2008.

  • McClintock, W. E., E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, A. L. Sprague, and R. J. Vervack, Jr., Observations of Mercury's exosphere by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the first Mercury flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1353, 2008.

  • McClintock, W. E., G. M. Holsclaw, M. S. Robinson, D. T. Blewett, D. L. Domingue, J. W. Head, N. R. Izenberg, E. A. Jensen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, A. L. Sprague, and F. Vilas, Spectroscopic observations of Mercury's surface by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1330, 2008.

  • McNutt, R. L., G. C. Ho, S. M. Krimigis, G. B. Andrews, D. N. Baker, R. E. Gold, S. A. Livi, B. H. Mauk, J. A. Slavin, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Energetic particle measurements in Mercury's magnetosphere: First results from MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1192, 2008.

  • Murchie, S. L., L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, N. R. Laslo, H. K. Kang, S. E. Hawkins, III, A. P. Harch, R. M. Vaughan, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, T. R. Watters, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER observations of the Caloris basin, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1421, 2008.

  • Nittler, L. R., L. G. Evans, T. J. McCoy, A. L. Sprague, W. V. Boynton, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, J. O. Goldsten, E. A. Rhodes, C. E. Schlemm II, S. C. Solomon, and R. D. Starr, X-ray and gamma-ray spectrometer observations of the elemental composition of the equatorial region of Mercury: Testing formation models, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1205, 2008.

  • Prockter, L. M., S. M. Murchie, M. S. Robinson, N. R. Laslo, H. K. Kang, S. E. Hawkins, III, A. P. Harch, R. M. Vaughan, D. T. Blewett, J. W. Head, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, MESSENGER imaging of regions of Mercury not seen by Mariner 10, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1211, 2008.

  • Robinson, M. S., C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. E. Hawkins, J. W. Head, G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, R. G. Strom, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, Mercury color and albedo: New insights from MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1187, 2008.

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, S. J. Peale, J.-L. Margot, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, M. E. Perry, D. K. Srinivasan, M. H. Torrence, and S. A. Hauck, II, Mercury gravity observations during the MESSENGER flyby of January 2008, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1285, 2008.

  • Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., P. D. Bedini, E. J. Finnegan, D. G. Grant, and the MESSENGER Team, The return to Mercury: An overview of MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1712, 2008.

  • Strom, R. G., M. E. Banks, C. R. Chapman, D. L. Domingue, S. E. Hawkins III, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, W. J. Merline, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, T. R. Watters, D. T. Blewett, J. J. Gillis-Davis, S. C. Solomon, and the MESSENGER Team, The size distribution of impact craters on Mercury: A perspective after the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1219, 2008

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, E. T. Bradley, N. R. Izenberg, R. M. Killen, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, N. Mouawad, and A. L. Sprague, Observations of H Lyman alpha by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby and comparison to Mariner 10 measurements, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1710, 2008.

  • Vilas, F., A. L. Sprague, N. R. Izenberg, W. E. McClintock, D. L. Domingue, G. M. Holsclaw, E. T. Bradley, D. T. Blewett, M. S. Robinson, M. C. Kochte, M. R. Lankton, S. L. Murchie, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, and E. A. Jensen, Ultraviolet reflectance spectra of Mercury's surface acquired with the Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer during the first MESSENGER flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1212, 2008.

  • Watters, T. R., S. C. Solomon, M. S. Robinson, L. M. Prockter, R. G. Strom, J. W. Head, C. R. Chapman, S. L. Murchie, and the MESSENGER Team, The tectonics of Mercury: A new view from MESSENGER, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1300, 2008.

  • Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head, J. Oberst, S. J. Peale, C. L. Johnson, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, X. Sun, O. Barnouin-Jha, and J. K. Harmon, Laser altimeter observations from MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1223, 2008.

  • Zurbuchen, T. H., J. M. Raines, G. Gloeckler, K. Kabin, S. M. Krimigis, G. B. Andrews, J. A. Slavin, P. L. Koehn, and the MESSENGER Team, First ion plasma measurements in the Mercury magnetosphere, Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIX, abstract 1383, 2008.

2007

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
10-14 December 2007
San Francisco, California

MESSENGER Papers Presented at the 2007 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
10-14 December 2007
San Francisco, CA

  • Benna, M., J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, S. Barabash, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, T. Zhang, and T. H. Zurbuchen, Modeling of the interaction between the induced magnetosphere of Venus and the solar wind during the MESSENGER flyby, abstract P41B-07

  • Feldman, W. C., D. J. Lawrence, R. McNutt, J. O. Goldsten, E. A. Rhodes, and the MESSENGER Science Team, Search for solar neutrons using the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer between 0.7 and 0.32 AU, abstract SH22A-0837

  • Helbert, J., M. S. Robinson, N. Müller, L. M. Prockter, J. W. Head, III, N. R. Izenberg, S. C. Solomon, H. Svedhem, G. Piccioni, P. Drossart, and the Venus Express VIRTIS and MESSENGER teams, Joint surface observations of Aphrodite Terra, Venus, by the Venus Express VIRTIS and MESSENGER teams, abstract P41B-03

  • Holsclaw, G., W. McClintock, M. Robinson, and N. Izenberg, The MESSENGER Venus flyby: First results from the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer, abstract P33B-1292

  • Korth, H., B. J. Anderson, M. H. Acuña, J. A. Slavin, and S. A. Boardsen, Coherent electromagnetic waves observed upstream of the Venus bow shock recorded by the MESSENGER Magnetometer experiment, abstract P41B-08

  • Lawrence, D. J., W. C. Feldman, W. V. Boynton, J. O. Goldsten, E. A. Rhodes, and the MESSENGER Science Team, First measurements of neutrons at Venus using the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer, abstract P33B-1297

  • Rhodes, E. A., R. D. Starr, J. O. Goldsten, C. E. Schlemm, and W. V. Boynton, Venus measurements by the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and X-Ray Spectrometers, abstract P33B-1291

  • Robinson, M. S., A. P. Harch, S. E. Hawkins, J. W. Head, III, H. Kang, N. R. Laslo, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, S. C. Solomon, R. M. Vaughan, and T. R. Watters, MDIS observations from the second MESSENGER Venus flyby, abstract P33B-1296

  • Slavin, J. A., M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, S. Barabash, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, M. Fraenz, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, Jr., J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, S. C. Solomon, T. L. Zhang, and T. H. Zurbuchen, MESSENGER and Venus Express observations of the solar wind interaction with Venus: A dual spacecraft study, abstract P41B-06

  • Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, X. Sun, J. F. Cavanaugh, J. McGarry, and S. C. Solomon, Ranging to the Venus atmosphere with the Mercury Laser Altimeter, abstract P41B-04

  • Solomon, S. C., G. C. Ho, N. R. Izenberg, D. J. Lawrence, W. E. McClintock, G. A. Neumann, L. M. Prockter, J. M. Raines, E. A. Rhodes, M. S. Robinson, J. A. Slavin, D. E. Smith, R. D. Starr, M. T. Zuber, and the MESSENGER Science Team, MESSENGER's Venus flyby: An overview of early results, abstract P41B-02

  • Vervack, R. J., Jr., W. E. McClintock, N. R. Izenberg, E. T. Bradley, M. C. Kochte, A. I. F. Stewart, and A. L. Sprague, Venus airglow measurements obtained by the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer during MESSENGER's second Venus flyby, abstract P33B-1295
39th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting logo 39th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
7-12 October 2007
Orlando, Florida

Solomon, S. C.
MESSENGER's Venus flyby: Early results

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007
15-20 April 2007
Vienna, Austria

Ho, G. C., S. M. Krimigis, R. E. Gold, R. L. McNutt, and B. H. Mauk
The Energetic Particle Spectrometer (EPS) on MESSENGER

LPSC 2007 logo Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
12-16 March 2007
Houston, Texas

Izenberg, N. R., J. Helbert, L. M. Prockter, J. V. McAdams, S. C. Solomon, W. E. McClintock, and N. Muller
The MESSENGER 2007 Venus flyby: Peeking through atmospheric windows with MASCS, MDIS, and Venus Express VIRTIS

2006

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2006 logo American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
11-15 December 2006
San Francisco, California

Boardsen, S. A., and J. A. Slavin
Examination of MARINER-10 magnetic field data for heavy ion signatures during the Mercury I and III encounters by Mariner-10

Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. L. Domingue, H. Svedhem, D. Titov, and J. Helbert
The MESSENGER Venus flybys: Opportunities for synergy with Venus Express

38th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting logo 38th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting
8-13 October 2006
Pasadena, California

Domingue, D. L., S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, R. E. Gold, J. C. Leary, D. G. Grant, and the MESSENGER Team
Exploring Mercury: MESSENGER's mission

AOGS 3rd Annual Meeting logo Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 3rd Annual Meeting
10-14 July 2006
Singapore

McNutt, R. L., S. C. Solomon, R. E. Gold, D. L. Domingue, J. C. Leary, and the MESSENGER Team
MESSENGER mission status

Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, S. J. Peale, R. J. Phillips, and S. C. Solomon
Geodesy at Mercury with MESSENGER

International Space Science Institute Mercury Workshop logo International Space Science Institute Mercury Workshop
26-30 June 2006
Bern, Switzerland

Solomon, S. C.
The terrestrial planets and Mercury: Internal and geological evolution

Solomon, S. C.
MESSENGER: A status report

Slavin, J. A.
Magnetosphere - atmosphere - regolith coupling at Mercury

Joint Assembly Logo American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting
23-26 May 2006
Baltimore, Maryland

Bradley, E. T., G. M. Holsclaw, W. E. McClintock, and N. R. Izenberg
Spectroscopic observations of the lunar surface from the MESSENGER Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS)

VEXAG logo Second meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
1-2 May 2006
Pasadena, California

McNutt, R. L.
Update - MESSENGER flybys

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2006 logo European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2006
2-7 April 2006
Vienna, Austria

Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, Jr., S. M. Krimigis, D. L. Domingue, R. E. Gold, and J. C. Leary
The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Current status

37th LPSC logo Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
13-17 March 2006
Houston, Texas

Solomon, S. C., B. J. Anderson, D. Domingue, R. E. Gold, N. R. Izenberg, J. C. Leary, J. V. McAdams, W. E. McClintock, R. L. McNutt, Jr., G. A. Neumann, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson, R. D. Starr, T. H. Taylor, and B. G. Williams
The MESSENGER Venus flybys: Opportunities for new Venus observations

Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet logo Chapman Conference
Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet

13-17 February 2006
Key Largo, Florida

Solomon, S. C.
The MESSENGER Venus flybys: Opportunities for scientific observations of Venus

Izenberg, N. R.
Plans for imaging and spectrometry during MESSENGER's Venus 2 flyby

2005

2005 AGU Fall Meeting logo AGU Fall Meeting
5-9 December 2005
San Francisco, California

Holsclaw, G., T. Bradley, W. E. McClintock, N. Izenberg, R. Vaughan, and M. S. Robinson
The MESSENGER Earth flyby: First results from the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer

Prockter, L. M., S. L. Murchie, S. E. Hawkins, M. S. Robinson, R. G. Shelton, R. M. Vaughan, and S. C. Solomon
The MESSENGER Earth flyby: Results from the Mercury Dual Imaging System

Solomon, S. C., R. L. McNutt, D. L. Domingue, R. E. Gold and J. C. Leary
The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Status after the first flyby

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Mercury Orbiter: Report of the Science Working Team (1991)

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Abstract: The results are presented of the Mercury Orbiter Science Working Team which held three workshops in 1988 to 1989 under the auspices of the Space Physics and Planetary Exploration Divisions of NASA Headquarters. Spacecraft engineering and mission design studies at the Jet Propulsion Lab were conducted in parallel with this effort and are detailed elsewhere. The findings of the engineering study, summarized herein, indicate that spin stabilized spacecraft carrying comprehensive particles and fields experiments and key planetology instruments in high elliptical orbits can survive and function in Mercury orbit without costly sun shields and active cooling systems.
Publication Date: Feb 01, 1991