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Sean C. Solomon
Researcher at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Publications - 764
Citations - 43261
Sean C. Solomon is an academic researcher from Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mercury (element) & Lithosphere. The author has an hindex of 106, co-authored 764 publications receiving 39206 citations. Previous affiliations of Sean C. Solomon include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Carnegie Institution for Science.
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MESSENGER observations of dipolarization events in Mercury's magnetotail
Torbjörn Sundberg,James A. Slavin,Scott A. Boardsen,Scott A. Boardsen,Brian J. Anderson,Haje Korth,George C. Ho,David Schriver,Vadim M. Uritsky,Vadim M. Uritsky,Thomas H. Zurbuchen,Jim M. Raines,Daniel N. Baker,Stamatios M. Krimigis,Stamatios M. Krimigis,Ralph L. McNutt,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon +17 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of large dipolarization events are documented from magnetic field observations in Mercury's magnetotail made by the MESSENGER spacecraft, and the presence of spatially constrained dipolarizations at Mercury provides a key to understanding the magnetic substorm process in a new parameter regime.
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The global distribution of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: the view from MESSENGER flybys 1-3.
Laura Kerber,James W. Head,David T. Blewett,Sean C. Solomon,Lionel Wilson,Scott L. Murchie,Mark S. Robinson,Brett W. Denevi,Deborah L. Domingue +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a global survey of candidate pyroclastic deposits on Mercury, derived from images obtained during MESSENGER flybys 1-3 that provided near-global coverage at resolutions between 5 and 0.5 km/pixel, was presented.
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Widespread effusive volcanism on Mercury likely ended by about 3.5 Ga
Paul K. Byrne,Paul K. Byrne,Lillian R. Ostrach,Caleb I. Fassett,Clark R. Chapman,Brett W. Denevi,Alexander J. Evans,Alexander J. Evans,Christian Klimczak,Christian Klimczak,Maria E. Banks,Maria E. Banks,James W. Head,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the largest volcanic plains on Mercury were emplaced around 3.7 Ga, as determined with recent model production function chronologies for impact crater formation on that planet.
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The evolution of impact basins: Viscous relaxation of topographic relief
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of viscous relaxation on basin topography were examined, showing a wavelength-dependence of time constants for viscous decay on the decrease in viscosity with depth and on the extent of the isostatic compensation of the initial topography.
Some aspects of core formation in Mercury
TL;DR: An evaluation of existing theories on the existence of the planet's metallic core is presented in this paper, where topics considered are: (1) magnetic fields; (2) surface geology; (3) cosmochemical models.