The BepiColombo planetary magnetometer MPO-MAG: what can we learn from the Hermean magnetic field?

D Heyner, HU Auster, KH Fornaçon, C Carr… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The magnetometer instrument MPO-MAG on-board the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) of
the BepiColombo mission en-route to Mercury is introduced, with its instrument design, its …

The diverse planetary ingassing/outgassing paths produced over billions of years of magmatic activity

F Gaillard, MA Bouhifd, E Füri, V Malavergne… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The CHONS elements that constitute the outgassed atmosphere and exosphere have likely
been delivered by chondritic materials to the Earth during planetary accretion and …

Abundant refractory sulfur in protoplanetary disks

M Kama, O Shorttle, AS Jermyn… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Sulfur is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, with important roles in astro-,
geo-, and biochemistry. Its main reservoirs in planet-forming disks have previously eluded …

Sulfur solubility in reduced mafic silicate melts: Implications for the speciation and distribution of sulfur on Mercury

O Namur, B Charlier, F Holtz, C Cartier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemical data from the MESSENGER spacecraft revealed that surface rocks on Mercury are
unusually enriched in sulfur compared to samples from other terrestrial planets. In order to …

[HTML][HTML] Core formation, mantle differentiation and core-mantle interaction within Earth and the terrestrial planets

RG Trønnes, MA Baron, KR Eigenmann, MG Guren… - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
The terrestrial planets accreted from a diverse suite of solar system materials ranging from
strongly O-deficient materials similar to enstatite chondrites via ordinary chondrite materials …

Melting processes and mantle sources of lavas on Mercury

O Namur, M Collinet, B Charlier, TL Grove… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
The MESSENGER spacecraft provided geochemical data for surface rocks on Mercury. In
this study, we use the major element composition of these lavas to constrain melting …

The Fe-FeSi phase diagram at Mercury's core conditions

E Edmund, G Morard, MA Baron, A Rivoldini… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mercury's metallic core is expected to have formed under highly reducing conditions,
resulting in the presence of significant quantities of silicon alloyed to iron. Here we present …

Geodesy, geophysics and fundamental physics investigations of the BepiColombo mission

A Genova, H Hussmann, T Van Hoolst, D Heyner… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
In preparation for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, thematic working groups
had been established for coordinating the activities within the BepiColombo Science …

Volatile-bearing partial melts in the lithospheric and sub-lithospheric mantle on Earth and other rocky planets

R Dasgupta, P Chowdhury… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Generation and extraction of partial melts from the interior of rocky planets are essential
steps for supplying heat and life-essential nutrients to the surface environments …

Internal differentiation and volatile budget of Mercury inferred from the partitioning of heat-producing elements at highly reduced conditions

H Pirotte, C Cartier, O Namur, A Pommier, Y Zhang… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of elements under highly reduced conditions is fundamental to
explain the differentiation, crust formation, and volatile budget of Mercury. Here we report …