• DOI:10.1038/369213A0
Corpus ID: 4320356

Radar mapping of Mercury's polar anomalies

@article{Harmon1994RadarMO,
  title={Radar mapping of Mercury's polar anomalies},
  author={J. K. Harmon and M. A. Slade and R. A. Velez and A. Crespo and M. Dryer and J. Johnson},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1994},
  volume={369},
  pages={213-215}
}

J. K. Harmon, M. A. Slade, +3 authors J. Johnson

Published 1994

Geology

Nature

GROUND-based radar observations of Mercury have revealed unusually strong, highly depolarized echoes from the north1,2 and south2 poles. These anomalous echoes have been cited as evidence of polar ice deposits1–5. Thermal studies3–5 suggest that the permanently shaded floors of large polar craters are cold enough to preserve water ice in a stable state over aeons, in spite of Mercury's proximity to the Sun. Here we present high-resolution radar maps of Mercury's polar regions, derived from… CONTINUE READING

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