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Mercury’s sodium exosphere explored by the BepiColombo mission |
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| Authors: | K Yoshioka K Hikosaka S Kameda H Nozawa A Yamazaki I Yoshikawa |
| Institution: | 1. The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;2. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan;3. Kagoshima National College of Technology, 1460-1, Shinko Hayato-cho, Kirishima-city, Kgoshima 859-5193, Japan |
| Abstract: | The Mercury’s Sodium Atmosphere Spectral Imager (MSASI) on BepiColombo will address fundamental scientific questions pertaining to the Mercury’s sodium exosphere. Together, our measurements on the overall scale will provide ample new information on regolith–exosphere–magnetosphere coupling as well as new understanding of the dynamics governing the surface-bounded exosphere. We will compare the four different source mechanisms in preparation for modeling MSASI data and show the feasibility of identifying a process. |
| Keywords: | Mercury BepiColombo Sodium Exosphere |
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