In order to assess the thermal stability of polar ice deposits, we present model calculated temperatures of flat surfaces and surfaces within bowl-shaped and flat-floored polar impact craters on Mercury and the Moon. Our model includes appropriate insolation cycles, realistic crater shapes, multiple
Near-Surface Ice on Mercury and the Moon: A Topographic Thermal Model
โ Scribed by James R. Salvail; Fraser P. Fanale
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 754 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
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