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astro-ph.EP2023★ 13 cited
Chromium on Mercury: New results from the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer and implications for the innermost planet's geochemical evolution
Larry R. Nittler, Asmaa Boujibar, Ellen Crapster-Pregont +6
Mercury, the innermost planet, formed under highly reduced conditions, based mainly on surface Fe, S, and Si abundances determined from MESSENGER mission data. The minor element Cr…
astro-ph.EP2020★ 57 cited
Global Major-Element Maps of Mercury from Four Years of MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer Observations
Larry R. Nittler, Elizabeth A. Frank, Shoshana Z. Weider +4
The X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) on the MESSENGER spacecraft provided measurements of major-element ratios across Mercury's surface. We present global maps of Mg/Si, Al/Si, S/Si, Ca/Si…