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Mercury Test
For me, that's why it's so strange.
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11th Grade
10/27/2015

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Lobate Scarps
Definition
Lobate scarps are long, curvilinear structures found on some planetary bodies
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Plains Of Mercury
Definition
Begins with formation of tolsoji basin.(~500m)
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History of Mercury
Definition
*Mercury forms
*Lithosphere forms
*Shape changes
*Heavy Bombardment
*Coloris Impact
*Polar violates accumulates
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Interior
Definition
*Large core
*Magnetic fields
*Still molten
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Caloris Basin
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Smooth plains, materials erupt after some delay, follwed y compression.
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Orbital Of Mercury is Eccentric by:
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(e=0.21)
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Atmosphere
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Mostly ice and metal. Volates baked out rocks.
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Mercury's Surface = Lunar, why?
Definition
Spectrally looks very similar to the lunar highlands.
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Heavy Bombardment
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Covers events occurring before the tolstoji impact basin (~500km) was formeds
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Heavy Bombardment
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Covers events occurring before the tolstoji impact basin (~500km) was formeds
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Heavy Bombardment
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Covers events occurring before the tolstoji impact basin (~500km) was formeds
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Surface Activity of winds
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Most geological action is now over for Mercury.
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Strange materials on Mercury's poles
Definition
Ice, Bright terrestrial radar returns, sulfur.
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