The Surface Composition of Mercury from Ultraviolet-Visible-Infrared Spectroscopy: State of the Art and Future Strategies
Start date: 04 Jun 2009
Address: University of Parma, Parma, Italy
The two successful MESSENGER flybys of Mercury in 2008 and the planned BepiColombo mission challenge the planetary community to develop strategies for an effective and timely interpretation of spectral reflectance and emissivity data in terms of mineral composition and geologic significance for the innermost planet.
Last Update: 1 September 2019