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Origin and Bulk Chemical Composition of Mercury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Andrew J. R. Prentice  and
Daniel Jontof-Hutter
Andrew J. R. Prentice
Affiliation:
Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Daniel Jontof-Hutter
Affiliation:
Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia

Abstract

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The origin of Mercury’s high metal content is examined within a gas ring model for the condensation of the planetary system. Mercury’s axial moment-of-inertia factor is predicted to be 0.325 ± 0.002.

Type
I. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 73 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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