Oral Program TP5

TP5

Mercury
Convener: J. Benkhoff  | Co-Convener: S. C. Solomon 
Oral Program
 / Wed, 22 Sep, 13:30–19:00  / Room Lecture Room 1
Poster Program
 / Attendance Tue, 21 Sep, 17:30–19:00  / Poster Area

Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Room Lecture Room 1
Latest Results from MESSENGER

13:30–13:45
EPSC2010-384
Mercury after MESSENGER’s Three Flybys
S. C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, Jr., D. T. Blewett, R. E. Gold, S. M. Krimigis, L. R. Nittler, R. J. Phillips, L. M. Prockter, J. A. Slavin, and M. T. Zuber
13:45–14:00
EPSC2010-830
The Geology of Mercury as Revealed by MESSENGER
L.M. Prockter, S.L. Murchie, M.S. Robinson, C.R. Chapman, J.W. Head III, S.C. Solomon, C.M. Ernst, T.R. Waters, and R.G. Strom
14:00–14:15
EPSC2010-408
Mercury’s exospheric magnesium: Constraints from MESSENGER second and third flyby data
M. Sarantos, R.M. Killen, W.E. McClintock, R.J. Vervack, Jr., M. Benna, J.A. Slavin, and S.C. Solomon
14:15–14:30
EPSC2010-373
MESSENGER Observations of Mercury's Exosphere
M.H. Burger, R.M. Killen, R.J. Vervack, Jr., W.E. McClintock, N. Mouawad, and A.L. Sprague
14:30–14:45
EPSC2010-298
Mercury's Weak Magnetic Field: Result of Magnetospheric Feedback?
N. Gomez-Perez and S.C. Solomon
14:45–15:00
EPSC2010-637
MESSENGER observations of the plasma environment near Mercury
J. M. Raines, J. A. Slavin, T. H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and S. M. Krimigis
Coffee Break
15:30–15:45
EPSC2010-263
Observations of suprathermal electrons in Mercury's magnetosphere during the three MESSENGER flybys
G.C. Ho, S.M. Krimigis, R.D. Starr, R.E. Gold, J.A. Slavin, D.N. Baker, B.J. Anderson, R.L. McNutt Jr., L.R. Nittler, and S.C. Solomon
Mercury's Environment

15:45–16:00
EPSC2010-697
Mercury exosphere in light of recent new observations
A. Milillo, S. Orsini, A. Mura, V. Mangano, S. Massetti, and E. De Angelis
16:00–16:15
EPSC2010-690
A statistical study of sodium intensity and dynamics in the exosphere of Mercury
S. Orsini, V. Mangano, A. Mura, F. Leblanc, and A. Milillo
16:15–16:30
EPSC2010-694
Study of the dynamics and morphology of the Mercury sodium exosphere
V. Mangano, S. Massetti, P. Borin, A. Milillo, F. Leblanc, S. Orsini, A. Mura, G. Rinaldi, C. Barbieri, and G. Cremonese
16:30–16:45
EPSC2010-419
Observations of Extended Emissions at Mercury by the STEREO Spacecraft
C. Schmidt, J. Baumgardner, M. Mendillo, C. Davis, and I. Musgrave
Spectroscopy Studies

16:45–17:00
EPSC2010-752
Mercury resolved spectroscopy from NTT
S. Erard, B. Bézard, A. Doressoundiram, and D. Despan
Break
17:30–17:45
EPSC2010-759
Principal component spectral matching of laboratory and MESSENGER observations and compositional units on Mercury
M. D'Amore, J. Helbert, A. Maturilli, N. R. Izenberg, A. L. Sprague, G. M. Holsclaw, J. W. Head, W. E. McClintock, D. L. Domingue, and S. C. Solomon
17:45–18:00
EPSC2010-745
Spectral reflectance library of Mercury analogue materials and the role of viewing geometry in analysis of remote TIR emission spectra
L.V. Moroz, U. Schade, A. Maturilli, J. Helbert, M. D'Amore, S.S. Rout, A. Bischoff, and H. Hiesinger
Evolution of Mercury

18:00–18:15
EPSC2010-251
Large dark areas in northern hemisphere of Mercury centered at 295ºW
Dr L. Ksanfomality
18:15–18:30
EPSC2010-405
Thermo-chemical evolution and global contraction of Mercury
M. Laneuville, D. Breuer, and M. Grott
18:30–18:40
EPSC2010-471
Mercury's Thermal Evolution: Implications for Volcanism, Topography and Geoid
R. Ziethe and J. Benkhoff
BepiColombo

18:40–18:50
EPSC2010-519
Mercury's gravity field and orbit determination from the radio science experiment of the mission BepiColombo
A. Genova, M. Marabucci, and L. Iess
18:50–19:00
EPSC2010-695
Observing Mercury with the High Resolution Imaging Channel of SIMBIO-SYS
M. Zusi, P. Palumbo, L. Colangeli, G. Marra, E. Mazzotta Epifani, V. Della Corte, C. Molfese, and E. Flamini