Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole
We present the first highly detailed morphological analysis of three craters located in Mercury's north pole, characterized by permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). This study, which began with an initial sample of 14 craters, highlighted three morphological classes, based on the craters’ featur...
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| author | Silvia Bertoli Alice Lucchetti Maurizio Pajola Elena Martellato Matteo Massironi Pamela Cambianica Emanuele Simioni Gabriele Cremonese |
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| description | We present the first highly detailed morphological analysis of three craters located in Mercury's north pole, characterized by permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). This study, which began with an initial sample of 14 craters, highlighted three morphological classes, based on the craters’ features: Complete complex morphology, Flat-floor morphology, and Immature complex morphology, presented here as maps of three representative craters, one for each class. As demonstrated by decades of studies, areas of PSRs within these craters could host water ice deposits, making them among the most interesting targets for future studies by the ESA/JAXA’s BepiColombo mission. Our mapping work aims to give a cartographic context to subsequent chronological, thermal, and compositional analyses, as well as to provide a support to the acquisition strategy of the BepiColombo mission upon its arrival on Mercury in late 2025. The mapping highlights landforms which might be related to volcanic, gravitational, and maybe periglacial events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e68b4bbc328d44e8acb503c67f1606c32025-01-06T14:32:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472024-12-0120110.1080/17445647.2024.2349788Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north poleSilvia Bertoli0Alice Lucchetti1Maurizio Pajola2Elena Martellato3Matteo Massironi4Pamela Cambianica5Emanuele Simioni6Gabriele Cremonese7Center of Studies and Activities for Space “G. Colombo” (CISAS), University of Padova, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyINAF, Padova Astronomical Observatory, Padova, ItalyWe present the first highly detailed morphological analysis of three craters located in Mercury's north pole, characterized by permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). This study, which began with an initial sample of 14 craters, highlighted three morphological classes, based on the craters’ features: Complete complex morphology, Flat-floor morphology, and Immature complex morphology, presented here as maps of three representative craters, one for each class. As demonstrated by decades of studies, areas of PSRs within these craters could host water ice deposits, making them among the most interesting targets for future studies by the ESA/JAXA’s BepiColombo mission. Our mapping work aims to give a cartographic context to subsequent chronological, thermal, and compositional analyses, as well as to provide a support to the acquisition strategy of the BepiColombo mission upon its arrival on Mercury in late 2025. The mapping highlights landforms which might be related to volcanic, gravitational, and maybe periglacial events.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2024.2349788CartographyMercurypolar regionscratersmorphology |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Bertoli Alice Lucchetti Maurizio Pajola Elena Martellato Matteo Massironi Pamela Cambianica Emanuele Simioni Gabriele Cremonese Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole Journal of Maps Cartography Mercury polar regions craters morphology |
| title | Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole |
| title_full | Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole |
| title_fullStr | Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole |
| title_short | Geomorphology of craters located at Mercury’s north pole |
| title_sort | geomorphology of craters located at mercury s north pole |
| topic | Cartography Mercury polar regions craters morphology |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2024.2349788 |
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