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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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Extent, age, and resurfacing history of the northern smooth plains on Mercury from MESSENGER observations
Lillian R. Ostrach,Lillian R. Ostrach,Mark S. Robinson,Jennifer L. Whitten,Jennifer L. Whitten,Caleb I. Fassett,Robert G. Strom,James W. Head,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify two crater populations, those superposed on the NSP (post-plains) and those partially or entirely embayed (buried) and conclude that the existence of the second of these populations is clear evidence for volcanic resurfacing.
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Modeling of the magnetosphere of Mercury at the time of the first MESSENGER flyby
Mehdi Benna,Brian J. Anderson,Daniel N. Baker,Scott A. Boardsen,George Gloeckler,Robert E. Gold,George C. Ho,Rosemary M. Killen,Haje Korth,Stamatios M. Krimigis,Michael E. Purucker,Ralph L. McNutt,Jim M. Raines,William E. McClintock,Menelaos Sarantos,James A. Slavin,Sean C. Solomon,Thomas H. Zurbuchen +17 more
TL;DR: The MESSENGER spacecraft flyby of Mercury on 14 January 2008 provided a new opportunity to study the intrinsic magnetic field of the innermost planet and its interaction with the solar wind, the model presented in this article is based on the solution of the three-dimensional, bi-f1uid equations for solar wind protons and electrons in the absence of mass loading.
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Variations in the abundance of iron on Mercury’s surface from MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer observations
Shoshana Z. Weider,Larry R. Nittler,R. D. Starr,Timothy J. McCoy,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present measurements of Mercury's surface composition from the analysis of MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer data acquired during 55 large solar flares, which each provide a statistically significant detection of Fe X-ray fluorescence.
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Exposure of spectrally distinct material by impact craters on Mercury: Implications for global stratigraphy
Carolyn M. Ernst,Scott L. Murchie,Olivier S. Barnouin,Mark S. Robinson,Brett W. Denevi,David T. Blewett,James W. Head,Noam R. Izenberg,Sean C. Solomon,James H. Roberts +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used multispectral images for more than 80% of the surface of Mercury during its first two flybys to investigate the stratigraphy of Mercury's upper crust.
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The evolution of impact basins: Cooling, subsidence, and thermal stress
TL;DR: In this article, an assessment of the contribution of thermal contraction and thermal stress to the topography and tectonics of large lunar impact basins is presented, giving attention to the temperature structure following basin formation, the subsequent cooling of the basin region, and resulting thermal displacements and stresses as functions of time.