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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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The Evolution of Mercury’s Crust: A Global Perspective from MESSENGER
Brett W. Denevi,Mark S. Robinson,Sean C. Solomon,Scott L. Murchie,David T. Blewett,Deborah L. Domingue,Timothy J. McCoy,Carolyn M. Ernst,James W. Head,Thomas R. Watters,Nancy L. Chabot +10 more
TL;DR: Together, MESSENGER and Mariner 10 observations of Mercury now provide a near-global look at the planet, revealing lateral and vertical heterogeneities in the color and thus composition of Mercury’s crust.
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Mercury's magnetopause and bow shock from MESSENGER Magnetometer observations
Reka M. Winslow,Brian J. Anderson,Catherine L. Johnson,Catherine L. Johnson,James A. Slavin,Haje Korth,Michael E. Purucker,Daniel N. Baker,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon +9 more
TL;DR: The best fit bow shock shape established under an average Alfven Mach number (MA)o f 6.6 is described by a hyperboloid havingRss=1.96RM andaneccentricityof1.02 as discussed by the authors.
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Evidence for water ice near Mercury's north pole from MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer measurements.
David J. Lawrence,W. C. Feldman,John O. Goldsten,Sylvestre Maurice,Patrick N. Peplowski,Brian J. Anderson,David Bazell,Ralph L. McNutt,Larry R. Nittler,Thomas H. Prettyman,D. J. Rodgers,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon,Shoshana Z. Weider +13 more
TL;DR: MESSENGER neutron data reported by Lawrence et al. now confirm that the primary component of radar-reflective material at Mercury's north pole is water ice, and spacecraft data and a thermal model show that water ice and organic volatiles are present at Mercury’s north pole.
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Mantle shear-wave velocity structure beneath the Hawaiian hot spot.
Cecily J. Wolfe,Sean C. Solomon,Gabi Laske,John A. Collins,Robert S. Detrick,John A. Orcutt,David Bercovici,Erik H. Hauri +7 more
TL;DR: Three-dimensional images of shear-wave velocity beneath the Hawaiian Islands, obtained from a network of sea-floor and land seismometers, suggest that the Hawaiian hot spot is the result of an upwelling high-temperature plume from the lower mantle.
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MESSENGER Observations of Extreme Loading and Unloading of Mercury’s Magnetic Tail
James A. Slavin,Brian J. Anderson,Daniel N. Baker,Mehdi Benna,Scott A. Boardsen,George Gloeckler,Robert E. Gold,George C. Ho,Haje Korth,Stamatios M. Krimigis,Ralph L. McNutt,Larry R. Nittler,Jim M. Raines,Menelaos Sarantos,Menelaos Sarantos,David Schriver,Sean C. Solomon,R. D. Starr,Pavel M. Trávníček,Thomas H. Zurbuchen +19 more
TL;DR: Observations during MESSENGER's third flyby of Mercury suggest that magnetic open flux loads the magnetosphere, which is subsequently unloaded by substorms—magnetic disturbances during which energy is rapidly released in the magnetotail.