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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Nov 2015 |
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The interior configuration of planet Mercury constrained by moment of inertia and planetary contraction. / Knibbe, J.S.; van Westrenen, W.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, Vol. 120, No. 11, 25.11.2015.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The interior configuration of planet Mercury constrained by moment of inertia and planetary contraction
AU - Knibbe, J.S.
AU - van Westrenen, W.
PY - 2015/11/25
Y1 - 2015/11/25
N2 - This paper presents an analysis of present-day interior configuration models for Mercury considering cores of Fe-S or Fe-Si alloy, the latter possibly covered by a solid FeS layer, in light of the improved limit of planetary contraction of 7 km derived from MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging observations of surface landforms. Density profiles, generated by a Monte Carlo approach, are constrained by Mercury's mass, polar moment of inertia (C), fraction of polar moment corresponding to its outer solid shell (C
AB - This paper presents an analysis of present-day interior configuration models for Mercury considering cores of Fe-S or Fe-Si alloy, the latter possibly covered by a solid FeS layer, in light of the improved limit of planetary contraction of 7 km derived from MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging observations of surface landforms. Density profiles, generated by a Monte Carlo approach, are constrained by Mercury's mass, polar moment of inertia (C), fraction of polar moment corresponding to its outer solid shell (C
U2 - 10.1002/2015je004908
DO - 10.1002/2015je004908
M3 - Article
VL - 120
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets
SN - 1934-8592
IS - 11
ER -