학술논문
A transient enhancement of Mercury’s exosphere at extremely high altitudes inferred from pickup ions
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Mercury has a global dayside exosphere that is very tenuous and does not extend far from the planet. Here, the authors show enhancement of neutral densities at high altitudes inferred from pickup ions that is most likely caused by the impact of a meteroid.