Milillo, Anna; Sarantos, Menelaos; Grava, Cesare; Janches, Diego; Lammer, Helmut; Leblanc, Francois; Schorghofer, Norbert; Wurz, Peter; Teolis, Benjamin D.; Murakami, Go (2023). Future Directions for the Investigation of Surface-Bounded Exospheres in the Inner Solar System. Space science reviews, 219(6) Springer 10.1007/s11214-023-00994-8
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Surface-bounded exospheres result from complex interactions between the planetary environment and the rocky body’s surface. Different drivers including photons, ion, electrons, and the meteoroid populations impacting the surfaces of different bodies must be considered when investigating the generation of such an exosphere. Exospheric observations of different kinds of species, i.e., volatiles or refractories, alkali metals, or water group species, provide clues to the processes at work, to the drivers, to the surface properties, and to the release efficiencies. This information allows the investigation on how the bodies evolved and will evolve; moreover, it allows us to infer which processes are dominating in different environments. In this review we focus on unanswered questions and measurements needed to gain insights into surface release processes, drivers, and exosphere characterizations. Future opportunities offered by upcoming space missions, ground-based observations, and new directions for modelling are also discussed.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Space Research and Planetary Sciences 08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute |
UniBE Contributor: |
Wurz, Peter |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 520 Astronomy 600 Technology > 620 Engineering 500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: |
0038-6308 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Dora Ursula Zimmerer |
Date Deposited: |
06 Feb 2024 08:56 |
Last Modified: |
06 Feb 2024 08:56 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s11214-023-00994-8 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/192599 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/192599 |
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