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Characterization of asteroid analogues by means of emission and reflectance spectroscopy in the 1- to 100-µm spectral range

Comparison of surface temperatures measured by the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) on Mars Express with predictions from the Berlin Mars near Surface Thermal model (BMST) for the BEAGLE 2 landing site in Isidis Planitia

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Constraints on Mercury’s surface composition from MESSENGER and ground-based spectroscopy

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Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows

Deep space instrument design for thermal infrared imaging with MERTIS

Deriving optical constants of volcanish ash using measurements from the planetary emissivity laboratory at DLR

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Earth and moon observations by thermal infrared imager on Hayabusa2 and the application to detectability of asteroid 162173 Ryugu

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Idunn Mons on Venus: Location and extent of recently active lava flows

In-situ high-temperature emissivity spectra and thermal expansion of C2/c pyroxenes: Implications for the surface of Mercury

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Limits on the burial depth of glacial ice deposits on the flanks of Hecates Tholus, Mars

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Long-term optical spectrophotometric monitoring of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)

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Mercury's hollows: Constraints on formation and composition from analysis of geological setting and spectral reflectance

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Mercury’s Surface Composition and Character as Measured by Ground-Based Observations

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Mercury’s Weather-Beaten Surface: Understanding Mercury in the Context of Lunar and Asteroidal Space Weathering Studies

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Mineralogical indicators of Mercury's hollows composition in MESSENGER color observations

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Observing the surface of Venus after VIRTIS on VEX: new concepts and laboratory work

Olivine thermal emissivity under extreme temperature ranges: Implication for Mercury surface

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Optical observations of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Recent hotspot volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS emissivity data.

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Shallow crustal composition of Mercury as revealed by spectral properties and geological units of two impact craters

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Spectral emissivity measurements of Mercury's surface indicate Mg- and Ca-rich mineralogy, K-spar, Na-rich plagioclase, rutile, with possible perovskite, and garnet

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The MASCOT Radiometer MARA for the Hayabusa 2 Mission

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The Main-belt Asteroid and NEO Tour with Imaging and Spectroscopy (MANTIS)

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The Venus Emissivity Mapper (VEM): obtaining global mineralogy of Venus from orbit

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The chemistry of C2 and C3 in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances rh ≥ 2.9 AU

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The dust activity of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) between 3 AU and 13 AU from the Sun

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The emissivity of a fine-grained labradorite sample at typical Mercury dayside temperatures

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The low-iron, reduced surface of Mercury as seen in spectral reflectance by MESSENGER

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Thermophysical modeling of Didymos’ moon for the Asteroid Impact Mission

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Venus surface thermal emission at 1μm in VIRTIS imaging observations: Evidence for variation of crust and mantle differentiation conditions

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Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectra of thermally processed synthetic sulfides as a potential analog for the hollow forming materials on Mercury

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Visible to near-infrared hyperspectral measurements of mercury: Challenges for deciphering surface mineralogy

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Water on the Terrestrial Planets

What is controlling the reflectance spectra (0.35–150 µm) of hydrated (and dehydrated) carbonaceous chondrites?

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