The influence of Mercuryβs inner core on
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Martin Veasey; Mathieu Dumberry
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Article
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2011
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Elsevier Science
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English
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As Mercury orbits the Sun, gravitational torques on its equatorial elliptical shape give rise to a planetary libration. The amplitude of Mercury's libration, as determined from Earth-based radar speckle pattern observations, suggests that only the mantle participates in the motion. This indicates a