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A globally fragmented and mobile lithosphere on Venus

scholarly article

A new inversion for Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II data

scholarly article

A rock-mechanical assessment of Mercury's global tectonic fabric

journal article

A rougher, tougher Moon

scientific article published in Nature

Accommodation of lithospheric shortening on Mercury from altimetric profiles of ridges and lobate scarps measured during MESSENGER flybys 1 and 2

Aluminum abundance on the surface of Mercury: Application of a new background-reduction technique for the analysis of gamma-ray spectroscopy data

scholarly article

An international program for Mercury exploration: synergy of MESSENGER and BepiColombo

scientific article (publication date: 2004)

An older face for Mars

scientific article published in Nature

An upper mantle seismic discontinuity beneath the Galápagos Archipelago and its implications for studies of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

scholarly article

Analysis of MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer data from the Mercury flybys

article

Analysis of MESSENGER high-resolution images of Mercury's hollows and implications for hollow formation

Ancient geodynamics and global-scale hydrology on Mars.

scientific article

Ancient igneous intrusions and early expansion of the Moon revealed by GRAIL gravity gradiometry

scientific article published on 05 December 2012

Anomalously thin transition zone beneath the Galápagos hotspot

article published in 2003

Areas of permanent shadow in Mercury's south polar region ascertained by MESSENGER orbital imaging

scholarly article

Artificial plasma cave in the low-latitude ionosphere results from the radio occultation inversion of the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC

scholarly article

Asymmetric distribution of lunar impact basins caused by variations in target properties

scientific article

Asymmetric shallow mantle structure beneath the Hawaiian Swell-evidence from Rayleigh waves recorded by the PLUME network

article

Bright and dark polar deposits on Mercury: evidence for surface volatiles

scientific article

Calibration, Projection, and Final Image Products of MESSENGER’s Mercury Dual Imaging System

Caloris impact basin: Exterior geomorphology, stratigraphy, morphometry, radial sculpture, and smooth plains deposits

scientific article

Characterization of the morphometry of impact craters hosting polar deposits in Mercury's north polar region

scholarly article

Chemical heterogeneity on Mercury's surface revealed by the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article

Chlorine on the surface of Mercury: MESSENGER gamma-ray measurements and implications for the planet’s formation and evolution

scholarly article

Comment on “Atmospheric ionization by high-fluence, hard spectrum solar proton events and their probable appearance in the ice core archive” by A. L. Melott et al

Comparison of Mercury and the Moon: A Conference ⬇️

journal article from 'Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union' published in 1978

Comparison of areas in shadow from imaging and altimetry in the north polar region of Mercury and implications for polar ice deposits

scientific article published on 25 June 2016

Comprehensive survey of energetic electron events in Mercury's magnetosphere with data from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer

scientific article

Consequences of a solid inner core on Mercury’s spin configuration

Constraints on the abundance of carbon in near-surface materials on Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

Correction to “Initial results from the ICEMELT Experiment: Body-wave delay times and shear-wave splitting across Iceland”

scholarly article by Ingi Th. Bjarnason et al published 15 April 1996 in Geophysical Research Letters

Correction to “Localized gravity/topography admittance and correlation spectra on Mars: Implications for regional and global evolution”

scholarly article

Craters hosting radar-bright deposits in Mercury's north polar region: Areas of persistent shadow determined from MESSENGER images

Crustal remanence in an internally magnetized non-uniform shell: a possible source for Mercury’s magnetic field?

Crustal structure beneath the Galápagos Archipelago from ambient noise tomography and its implications for plume-lithosphere interactions

article published in 2011

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

Deep-seated thrust faults bound the Mare Crisium lunar mascon

scholarly article by Paul K. Byrne et al published October 2015 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Deformation associated with ghost craters and basins in volcanic smooth plains on Mercury: Strain analysis and implications for plains evolution

scholarly article

Detection and characterization of 0.5-8 MeV neutrons near Mercury: Evidence for a solar origin

scholarly article

Differential shear wave attenuation and its lateral variation in the North Atlantic Region

scientific article

Double layering of a thermochemical plume in the upper mantle beneath Hawaii

article

Driving the TING model with GAIM electron densities: Ionospheric effects on the thermosphere

scholarly article

Duration of activity on lobate-scarp thrust faults on Mercury

journal article

Duration of an ionospheric data assimilation initialization of a coupled thermosphere-ionosphere model

article

Earthquakes in the Orozco Transform Zone: Seismicity, source mechanisms, and tectonics

scholarly article

Effect of core–mantle and tidal torques on Mercury’s spin axis orientation ⬇️

scholarly article

Eminescu impact structure: Insight into the transition from complex crater to peak-ring basin on Mercury

scholarly article published December 2011

Emplacement and tectonic deformation of smooth plains in the Caloris basin, Mercury

scientific article

Enhanced sodium abundance in Mercury’s north polar region revealed by the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article

Eurasia-Africa plate boundary region yields new seismographic data

Evidence for geochemical terranes on Mercury: Global mapping of major elements with MESSENGER's X-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article by Shoshana Z. Weider et al published April 2015 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Evidence for intrusive activity on Mercury from the first MESSENGER flyby

Evidence for water ice near Mercury's north pole from MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer measurements

scientific article

Evidence for young volcanism on Mercury from the third MESSENGER flyby

scientific article

Evidence from MESSENGER for sulfur- and carbon-driven explosive volcanism on Mercury

article

Evolution of the Rembrandt impact basin on Mercury

scientific article

Evolution of the Tharsis Province of Mars: The importance of heterogeneous lithospheric thickness and volcanic construction

scholarly article by Sean C. Solomon & James W. Head published 1982 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Excavation of the lunar mantle by basin-forming impact events on the Moon

scholarly article

Explaining solar cycle effects on composition as it relates to the winter anomaly

article

Explosive volcanic eruptions on Mercury: Eruption conditions, magma volatile content, and implications for interior volatile abundances

article published in 2009

Exposure of spectrally distinct material by impact craters on Mercury: Implications for global stratigraphy

scholarly article

Extension and contraction within volcanically buried impact craters and basins on Mercury

scholarly article

Extension and uplift at Alba Patera, Mars: Insights from MOLA observations and loading models

scientific article

Extent, age, and resurfacing history of the northern smooth plains on Mercury from MESSENGER observations

scholarly article

First MESSENGER orbital observations of Mercury's librations

scholarly article

Flood volcanism in the northern high latitudes of Mercury revealed by MESSENGER.

scientific article

Formation, history and energetics of cores in the terrestrial planets

Geochemical terranes of Mercury’s northern hemisphere as revealed by MESSENGER neutron measurements

Geodetic Evidence That Mercury Has A Solid Inner Core

scientific article published in April 2019

Geodetic measurement of deformation in the central Mojave Desert, California

scientific article published on 10 November 1986

Geodetic slip rate for the eastern California shear zone and the recurrence time of Mojave desert earthquakes

scientific article published in January 1994

Geology of the Caloris basin, Mercury: a view from MESSENGER.

scientific article published on July 2008

Global distribution and interannual variations of mesospheric and lower thermospheric neutral wind diurnal tide: 1. Migrating tide

scholarly article

Global distribution and interannual variations of mesospheric and lower thermospheric neutral wind diurnal tide: 2. Nonmigrating tide

scholarly article

Global inventory and characterization of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: New insights into pyroclastic activity from MESSENGER orbital data

article

Gravity field and internal structure of Mercury from MESSENGER

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

Gravity field of the Moon from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission

scientific article published on 05 December 2012

Gravity field of the Orientale basin from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory Mission ⬇️

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER evidence for geologically recent volatile-related activity

scientific article

How Do Coronal Hole Storms Affect the Upper Atmosphere?

article by A. J. Mannucci et al published 21 February 2012 in Eos

Identification of buried lunar impact craters from GRAIL data and implications for the nearside maria

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Image mosaic and topographic maps of Mercury ⬇️

Images of surface volatiles in Mercury’s polar craters acquired by the MESSENGER spacecraft

scientific article

Imaging Mercury's Polar Deposits during MESSENGER's Low-altitude Campaign

scientific article published on 17 September 2016

Initial results from the ICEMELT Experiment: Body-wave delay times and shear-wave splitting across Iceland

scholarly article by Ingi Th. Bjarnason et al published 1 March 1996 in Geophysical Research Letters

Insights into the subsurface structure of the Caloris basin, Mercury, from assessments of mechanical layering and changes in long-wavelength topography

Intense energetic electron flux enhancements in Mercury's magnetosphere: An integrated view with high-resolution observations from MESSENGER

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

Internal structure and early thermal evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity

scientific article (publication date: 10 March 2000)

Inversion of body-wave delay times for mantle structure beneath the Hawaiian islands: results from the PELENET experiment

Investigating the origin of candidate lava channels on Mercury with MESSENGER data: Theory and observations

journal article

Ironing out the wrinkles

scientific article published in Nature

Isostatic Compensation of the Lunar Highlands ⬇️

article by Michael M. Sori et al published February 2018 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Joint inversion of shear wave travel time residuals and geoid and depth anomalies for long-wavelength variations in upper mantle temperature and composition along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

article

Keeping that youthful look

scientific article published in Nature

Large impact basins on Mercury: Global distribution, characteristics, and modification history from MESSENGER orbital data

scholarly article

Laser altimeter observations from MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby

scientific article

Localization of gravity and topography: constraints on the tectonics and mantle dynamics of Venus

article

Localized gravity/topography admittance and correlation spectra on Mars: Implications for regional and global evolution

scholarly article

Lunar Mascon Basins: Lava Filling, Tectonics, and Evolution of the Lithosphere ⬇️

journal article from 'Reviews of Geophysics' published in 1980

Lunar impact basins revealed by Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory measurements ⬇️

scientific article

Lunar interior properties from the GRAIL mission

article by James G. Williams et al published July 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

MESSENGER at Mercury: Early orbital operations

MESSENGER detection of electron-induced X-ray fluorescence from Mercury's surface

scholarly article

MESSENGER observations of Mercury's exosphere: detection of magnesium and distribution of constituents

scientific article (publication date: May 2009)

MESSENGER observations of extreme loading and unloading of Mercury's magnetic tail

scientific article published on 15 July 2010

MESSENGER observations of magnetic reconnection in Mercury's magnetosphere

scientific article published on 01 May 2009

MESSENGER observations of the composition of Mercury's ionized exosphere and plasma environment

scientific article

MESSENGER observations of the spatial distribution of planetary ions near Mercury

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

MESSENGER observations of transient bursts of energetic electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Major-element abundances on the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article

Mantle P-wave velocity structure beneath the Hawaiian hotspot

article

Mantle flow and multistage melting beneath the Galápagos hotspot revealed by seismic imaging

Mantle shear-wave velocity structure beneath the Hawaiian hot spot

scientific article published in December 2009

Mapping iron abundances on the surface of Mercury: Predicted spatial resolution of the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

Mare Volcanism and Lunar Crustal Structure ⬇️

book section published in 1975

Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars

article

Measurement of the radius of Mercury by radio occultation during the MESSENGER flybys

Mercury crater statistics from MESSENGER flybys: Implications for stratigraphy and resurfacing history

scholarly article published December 2011

Mercury cratering record viewed from MESSENGER's first flyby

scientific article

Mercury's complex exosphere: results from MESSENGER's third flyby

scientific article published on 15 July 2010

Mercury's exosphere: observations during MESSENGER's First Mercury flyby

scientific article

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

article

Mercury's internal magnetic field: Constraints on large- and small-scale fields of crustal origin

scientific article

Mercury's magnetosphere after MESSENGER's first flyby

scientific article

Mercury's moment of inertia from spin and gravity data

scholarly article

Mercury's rotational parameters from MESSENGER image and laser altimeter data: A feasibility study

Mercury: the enigmatic innermost planet

scientific article

Mercury׳s global shape and topography from MESSENGER limb images

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

article

Mercury’s global contraction much greater than earlier estimates

article

Microearthquakes on and near the East Pacific Rise, 9°-10°N

article

Modeling the whole atmosphere response to solar cycle changes in radiative and geomagnetic forcing

article

Modular model for Mercury's magnetospheric magnetic field confined within the average observed magnetopause

scientific article published on 09 June 2015

New images for old faults

scientific article published in Nature

New perspectives on ancient Mars

scientific article (publication date: 25 February 2005)

Observations of the north polar region of Mars from the Mars orbiter laser altimeter.

scientific article

Ocean bottom seismometer facilities available

On the solar cycle variation of the winter anomaly

article

Orbital multispectral mapping of Mercury with the MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System: Evidence for the origins of plains units and low-reflectance material

Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Evidence of near-surface igneous activity

article

Plains tectonism on Venus: The deformation belts of Lavinia Planitia

scientific article published in 1992

Plan for living on a restless planet sets NASA's solid Earth agenda

Planetary science. Hot news on Mercury's core

scientific article

Planetary science. Low-altitude magnetic field measurements by MESSENGER reveal Mercury's ancient crustal field

scientific article published on 07 May 2015

Predictions of MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer measurements for Mercury's north polar region

Principles of structural geology on rocky planets

scientific article published in 2019

Probing the Hawaiian Hot Spot With New Broadband Ocean Bottom Instruments

Radioactive elements on Mercury's surface from MESSENGER: implications for the planet's formation and evolution

scientific article published on September 2011

Radius and limb topography of Mercury obtained from images acquired during the MESSENGER flybys

article

Reexamination of Early Lunar Chronology With GRAIL Data: Terranes, Basins, and Impact Fluxes

article by Alexander J. Evans et al published July 2018 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Reflectance and color variations on Mercury: regolith processes and compositional heterogeneity

scientific article

Relationship between spreading rate and the seismic structure of mid-ocean ridges

scientific article published in Nature

Remote sensing evidence for an ancient carbon-bearing crust on Mercury

Response of the upper/middle atmosphere to coronal holes and powerful high-speed solar wind streams in 2003

article

Return to Mercury: a global perspective on MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby

scientific article published in July 2008

Scientific Rationale and Requirements for a Global Seismic Network on Mars : Report of a Workshop. ⬇️

book published in 1991

Scientific Results of the NASA-Sponsored Study Project on Mars: Evolution of Volcanism, Tectonics, and Volatiles ⬇️

book published in 1990

Seismic evidence for a lower-mantle origin of the Iceland plume

scientific article published in Nature

Seismic evidence for a tilted mantle plume and north–south mantle flow beneath Iceland

scientific article published in April 2002

Seismic structure of the Iceland mantle plume

scientific article published in Nature

Seismicity around the Hawaiian Islands Recorded by the PLUME Seismometer Networks: Insight into Faulting near Maui, Molokai, and Oahu

scholarly article

Seismological evidence for a mid-mantle discontinuity beneath Hawaii and Iceland

article

Shallow basins on Mercury: Evidence of relaxation?

article

Shape of the northern hemisphere of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA)

scholarly article by Maria T. Zuber et al published 15 December 1998 in Geophysical Research Letters

Shear-wave splitting beneath the Galápagos archipelago

scholarly article

Some aspects of core formation in Mercury

scholarly article

Spectroscopic Observations of Mercury's Surface Reflectance During MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby

scientific article

Stirring times for Mars

scientific article published in Nature

Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury: Implications for volcanic history and basin impact melt

Structure and evolution of the lunar Procellarum region as revealed by GRAIL gravity data

scientific article

Structure of the Moon

scientific article published in November 1974

Structure of the nonmigrating semidiurnal tide above Antarctica observed from the TIMED Doppler Interferometer

scientific article published in 2009

TIMED Solar EUV experiment

Tectonic Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets

scientific article

Tectonic activity on Venus

scientific article published in Nature

The 4 June 2011 neutron event at Mercury: A defense of the solar origin hypothesis

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

The Geophysics of Mercury: Current Status and Anticipated Insights from the MESSENGER Mission

scholarly article

The Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission

article

The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: scientific objectives and implementation

article

The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: scientific payload

article

The apparent lack of lunar-like swirls on Mercury: Implications for the formation of lunar swirls and for the agent of space weathering

scholarly article

The crust of the Moon as seen by GRAIL. ⬇️

scientific article

The curious case of Mercury's internal structure

The deep structure of lunar basins: Implications for basin formation and modification

scientific article

The distribution and origin of smooth plains on Mercury

The equatorial shape and gravity field of Mercury from MESSENGER flybys 1 and 2

scientific article

The evolution of Mercury's crust: a global perspective from MESSENGER.

scientific article

The formation of lunar mascon basins from impact to contemporary form

article by Andrew M. Freed et al published November 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

The fractured Moon: Production and saturation of porosity in the lunar highlands from impact cratering

article

The global distribution of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: The view from MESSENGER flybys 1–3

The global magnetic field of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital observations

scientific article

The global population of large craters on Mercury and comparison with the Moon

scholarly article

The global topography of Mars and implications for surface evolution.

scientific article

The gravity field, orientation, and ephemeris of Mercury from MESSENGER observations after three years in orbit

article

The low-degree shape of Mercury

article

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

article

The major-element composition of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry

scientific article published on September 2011

The morphology of Mercury’s Caloris basin as seen in MESSENGER stereo topographic models

scientific article

The origin of graben and ridges in Rachmaninoff, Raditladi, and Mozart basins, Mercury

The origin of lunar mascon basins

scientific article

The redox state, FeO content, and origin of sulfur-rich magmas on Mercury

The renavigation of Sea Beam bathymetric data between 9° N and 10° N on the East Pacific Rise

The scientific rationale for deployment of a long-lived geophysical network on the Moon

scientific article

The seismic moment budget of slowly spreading ridges

scientific article published in Nature

The structure of Mercury's magnetic field from MESSENGER's first flyby

scientific article

The summer evening anomaly and conjugate effects

scholarly article

The tectonics of Mercury: The view after MESSENGER's first flyby

article by Thomas R. Watters et al published August 2009 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The three-dimensional seismic velocity structure of the East Pacific Rise near latitude 9° 30′ N

scientific article published in Nature

The tides of Mercury and possible implications for its interior structure

article

The transition from complex crater to peak-ring basin on Mercury: New observations from MESSENGER flyby data and constraints on basin formation models

article

Thermal stability of volatiles in the north polar region of Mercury

scientific article

Thermosphere extension of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model

scholarly article

Thickness of the crust of Mercury from geoid-to-topography ratios

scholarly article

Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter ⬇️

scientific article published on March 13, 1998

Topography of the northern hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER laser altimetry

scientific article

Underplating of the Hawaiian Swell: evidence from teleseismic receiver functions

article

Upper mantle structure beneath the Galápagos Archipelago from surface wave tomography

scholarly article

Variations in the abundance of iron on Mercury’s surface from MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer observations

Variations in the abundances of potassium and thorium on the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article

Venus tectonics: An overview of Magellan observations

article

Venus tectonics: initial analysis from magellan

scientific article

Vertical Movement in Mare Basins: Relation to Mare Emplacement, Basin Tectonics, and Lunar Thermal History ⬇️

journal article from 'Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth' published in 1979

Volcanism on Mercury: Evidence from the first MESSENGER flyby for extrusive and explosive activity and the volcanic origin of plains

scientific article

Volcanism on Mercury: evidence from the first MESSENGER flyby

scientific article

Widespread effusive volcanism on Mercury likely ended by about 3.5 Ga

scholarly article

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