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Mercury - Does its atmosphere contain waterThe atmosphere of Mercury, like that of the moon, is maintained in an extremely tenuous minimum state by weak solar wind accretion and radioactive decay processes, and depleted by strong removal mechanisms. Unlike the moon, it has a high daytime surface temperature that promotes the production of water vapor, which may be the dominant atmospheric constituent derived from solar wind protons.
Document ID
19740041293
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Thomas, G. E.
(Colorado, University Boulder, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
March 22, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 183
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A24043
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-06-003-052
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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