Title Mercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment : Latest Discoveries Author(s) Clark, Pamela Elizabeth Publication New York, NY, Springer New York, 2015. Description VIII, 97 p. 54 illus., 44 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This SpringerBrief details the MESSENGER Mission, the findings of which present challenges to widely held conventional views and remaining mysteries surrounding the planet. The work answers the question of why Mercury is so dense, and the implications from geochemical data on its planetary formation. It summarizes imaging and compositional data from the terrestrial planet surface processes and explains the geologic history of Mercury.?? It also discusses the lack of southern hemisphere coverage. Our understanding of the planet Mercury has been in a transitional phase over the decades since Mariner 10. The influx of new data from the NASA MESSENGER Mission since it was??inserted into the orbit of Mercury in March of 2011 has greatly accelerated that shift. The combined compositional data of relatively high volatiles (S, K), relatively low refractories (Al, Ca), and low crustal iron, combined with an active, partially molten iron rich core, has major implications for Mercury and Solar System formation. From a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, this presents a comprehensive overview of the discoveries from the??ten-year MESSENGER mission ISBN,Price 9781493922444 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. PLANETOLOGY 4. REMOTE SENSING 5. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry 6. SPACE SCIENCES 7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07334     On Shelf