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Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER Evidence for Geologically Recent Volatile-Related Activity

by Fassett, Caleb I. , McCoy, Timothy J. , Murchie, Scott L. , Xiao, Zhiyong , Preusker, Frank , Solomon, Sean C. , Denevi, Brett W. , Braden, Sarah E. , Nittler, Larry R. , Blewett, David T. , Oberst, Jürgen , Ernst, Carolyn M. , Baker, David M. H. , Head, James W. , Hurwitz, Debra M. , Scholten, Frank , Chabot, Nancy L. , Izenberg, Noam R.

in Astronomy / Craters / Depression / Earth / Earth, ocean, space / Equator / Erosion / Exact sciences and technology / floors / Geologic depressions / Geology / Imaging / Impact craters / Inference / Infrared reflection / Lava / Lava flows / Magnetic fields / Mercury / Meters / Outgassing / Planetary, asteroid, and satellite characteristics and properties / Planetology / Planets / Planets, their satellites and rings. Asteroids / Pyroclastic deposits / Reflectance / Rocks / Solar system / Spacecraft / Spectral reflectance / Spectrum analysis / Sublimation / Surface features, cratering, and topography / volcanic activity / weathering

2011

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Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER Evidence for Geologically Recent Volatile-Related Activity

Fassett, Caleb I.,

McCoy, Timothy J.,

Murchie, Scott L.,

Xiao, Zhiyong,

Preusker, Frank,

Solomon, Sean C.,

Denevi, Brett W.,

Braden, Sarah E.,

Nittler, Larry R.,

Blewett, David T.,

Oberst, Jürgen,

Ernst, Carolyn M.,

Baker, David M. H.,

Head, James W.,

Hurwitz, Debra M.,

Scholten, Frank,

Chabot, Nancy L.,

Izenberg, Noam R.

2011

Overview

High-resolution images of Mercury's surface from orbit reveal that many bright deposits within impact craters exhibit fresh-appearing, irregular, shallow, rimless depressions. The depressions, or hollows, range from tens of meters to a few kilometers across, and many have high-reflectance interiors and halos. The host rocks, which are associated with crater central peaks, peak rings, floors, and walls, are interpreted to have been excavated from depth by the crater-forming process. The most likely formation mechanisms for the hollows involve recent loss of volatiles through some combination of sublimation, space weathering, outgassing, or pyroclastic volcanism. These features support the inference that Mercury's interior contains higher abundances of volatile materials than predicted by most scenarios for the formation of the solar system's innermost planet.

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Astronomy

/ Craters

/ Depression

/ Earth

/ Earth, ocean, space

/ Equator

/ Erosion