How Does the Thermal Environment Affect the Exosphere/Surface Interface at Mercury?
F. Leblanc,
M. Sarantos,
D. Domingue
et al.
Abstract:The fate of Mercury’s exospheric volatiles and, in a lesser way, of the refractory particles absorbed in the first few centimeters of the surface both depend highly on the temperature profile with depth and its diurnal variation. In this paper, we review several mechanisms by which the surface temperature might control the surface/exosphere interface. The day/night cycle of the surface temperature and its orbital variation, the temperature in the permanent shadow regions, and the subsurface temperature profile… Show more
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