Search Results - "Riner, Miriam A."

Is Mercury a volatile-rich planet? by McCubbin, Francis M., Riner, Miriam A., Vander Kaaden, Kathleen E., Burkemper, Laura K.

“…Data returned from the gamma‐ray spectrometer onboard the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft have been…”
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Darkening of Mercury's surface by cometary carbon by Syal, Megan Bruck, Schultz, Peter H., Riner, Miriam A.

“…Mercury’s surface is darker than expected given its low iron content. The delivery of cometary carbon to Mercury in micrometeorite impacts may explain the…”
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Spectral effects of space weathering on Mercury: The role of composition and environment by Riner, Miriam A., Lucey, Paul G.

“…The unique composition and space environment of Mercury provides an opportunity to test models of space weathering and can potentially provide constraints on…”
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The optical effects of small iron particles that darken but do not redden: Evidence of intense space weathering on Mercury by Lucey, Paul G., Riner, Miriam A.

“…► We model the optical effects of particles over a wide range of submicroscopic sizes. ► The model reproduces laboratory measurements and lunar soil…”
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Ultraviolet spectral reflectance properties of common planetary minerals by Cloutis, Edward A., McCormack, Kaitlyn A., Bell, James F., Hendrix, Amanda R., Bailey, Daniel T., Craig, Michael A., Mertzman, Stanley A., Robinson, Mark S., Riner, Miriam A.

“…Ultraviolet spectral reflectance properties (200–400 nm) of a large number of minerals known or presumed to exist on the surfaces of Mars, the Moon, and…”
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Mercury surface composition: Integrating petrologic modeling and remote sensing data to place constraints on FeO abundance by Riner, Miriam A., McCubbin, Francis M., Lucey, Paul G., Jeffrey Talyor, G., Gillis-Davis, Jeffrey J.

“…A significant opaque component in Mercury’s crust is inferred based on albedo and spectral observations. Previous workers have favored iron–titanium bearing…”
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Astrobiological stoichiometry by Young, Patrick A, Desch, Steven J, Anbar, Ariel D, Barnes, Rory, Hinkel, Natalie R, Kopparapu, Ravikumar, Madhusudhan, Nikku, Monga, Nikhil, Pagano, Michael D, Riner, Miriam A, Scannapieco, Evan, Shim, Sang-Heon, Truitt, Amanda

“…Chemical composition affects virtually all aspects of astrobiology, from stellar astrophysics to molecular biology. We present a synopsis of the research…”
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Compositional variations in the inner solar system: Insights from interior modeling and spectroscopy of Mercury, the Moon and asteroids by Riner, Miriam A

“…Compositional variations between the planets of the inner solar system hold clues to the origin and evolution of terrestrial planets, but clues to their…”
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Global survey of color variations on 433 Eros: Implications for regolith processes and asteroid environments by Riner, M.A., Robinson, M.S., Eckart, J.M., Desch, S.J.

“…High-resolution imaging acquired with the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Shoemaker (NEAR Shoemaker) spacecraft is used to elucidate the spectral properties and…”
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Compositional variations in the inner solar system: Insights from interior modeling and spectroscopy of Mercury, the Moon and asteroids by Riner, Miriam A

“…Compositional variations between the planets of the inner solar system hold clues to the origin and evolution of terrestrial planets, but clues to their…”
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