• DOI:10.1006/ICAR.1999.6175
Corpus ID: 37706412

Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits☆

@article{Vasavada1999NearSurfaceTO,
  title={Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits☆},
  author={A. Vasavada and D. Paige and S. Wood},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={1999},
  volume={141},
  pages={179-193}
}

• A. Vasavada, D. Paige, S. Wood
• Published 1999
• Geology
• Icarus

Abstract In order to assess the thermal stability of polar ice deposits, we present model calculated temperatures of flat surfaces and surfaces within bowl-shaped and flat-floored polar impact craters on Mercury and the Moon. Our model includes appropriate insolation cycles, realistic crater shapes, multiple scattering of sunlight and infrared radiation, and depth- and temperature-dependent regolith thermophysical properties. Unshaded water ice deposits on the surface of either body are rapidly… Expand