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The MESSENGER Mission to Mercury

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. D. L. Domingue

    1. Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, USA

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  2. C. T. Russell

    1. Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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  • First book ever that presents the science and instruments of the MESSENGER space mission
  • Addresses our current understanding of the planet Mercury

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. MESSENGER Mission Overview

    • Sean C. Solomon, Ralph L. McNutt Jr., Robert E. Gold, Deborah L. Domingue
    Pages 3-39

  3. The Geology of Mercury: The View Prior to the MESSENGER Mission

    • James W. Head, Clark R. Chapman, Deborah L. Domingue, S. Edward Hawkins III, William E. McClintock, Scott L. Murchie et al.
    Pages 41-84

  4. MESSENGER and the Chemistry of Mercury’s Surface

    • William V. Boynton, Ann L. Sprague, Sean C. Solomon, Richard D. Starr, Larry G. Evans, William C. Feldman et al.
    Pages 85-104

  5. The Geophysics of Mercury: Current Status and Anticipated Insights from the MESSENGER Mission

    • Maria T. Zuber, Oded Aharonson, Jonathan M. Aurnou, Andrew F. Cheng, Steven A. Hauck II, Moritz H. Heimpel et al.
    Pages 105-132

  6. MESSENGER: Exploring Mercury’s Magnetosphere

    • James A. Slavin, Stamatios M. Krimigis, Mario H. Acuña, Brian J. Anderson, Daniel N. Baker, Patrick L. Koehn et al.
    Pages 133-160

  7. Mercury’s Atmosphere: A Surface-Bounded Exosphere

    • Deborah L. Domingue, Patrick L. Koehn, Rosemary M. Killen, Ann L. Sprague, Menelaos Sarantos, Andrew F. Cheng et al.
    Pages 161-186

  8. The MESSENGER Spacecraft

    • James C. Leary, Richard F. Conde, George Dakermanji, Carl S. Engelbrecht, Carl J. Ercol, Karl B. Fielhauer et al.
    Pages 187-217

  9. MESSENGER Mission Design and Navigation

    • James V. McAdams, Robert W. Farquhar, Anthony H. Taylor, Bobby G. Williams
    Pages 219-246

  10. The Mercury Dual Imaging System on the MESSENGER Spacecraft

    • S. Edward Hawkins III, John D. Boldt, Edward H. Darlington, Raymond Espiritu, Robert E. Gold, Bruce Gotwols et al.
    Pages 247-338

  11. The MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer

    • John O. Goldsten, Edgar A. Rhodes, William V. Boynton, William C. Feldman, David J. Lawrence, Jacob I. Trombka et al.
    Pages 339-391

  12. The X-ray Spectrometer on the MESSENGER Spacecraft

    • Charles E. Schlemm II, Richard D. Starr, George C. Ho, Kathryn E. Bechtold, Sarah A. Hamilton, John D. Boldt et al.
    Pages 393-415

  13. The Magnetometer Instrument on MESSENGER

    • Brian J. Anderson, Mario H. Acuna, David A. Lohr, John Scheifele, Asseem Raval, Haje Korth et al.
    Pages 417-450

  14. The Mercury Laser Altimeter Instrument for the MESSENGER Mission

    • John F. Cavanaugh, James C. Smith, Xiaoli Sun, Arlin E. Bartels, Luis Ramos-Izquierdo, Danny J. Krebs et al.
    Pages 451-479

  15. The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER Mission

    • William E. McClintock, Mark R. Lankton
    Pages 481-521

  16. The Energetic Particle and Plasma Spectrometer Instrument on the MESSENGER Spacecraft

    • G. Bruce Andrews, Thomas H. Zurbuchen, Barry H. Mauk, Horace Malcom, Lennard A. Fisk, George Gloeckler et al.
    Pages 523-556

  17. The Radio Frequency Subsystem and Radio Science on the MESSENGER Mission

    • Dipak K. Srinivasan, Mark E. Perry, Karl B. Fielhauer, David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber
    Pages 557-571

  18. Launch and Early Operation of the MESSENGER Mission

    • Mark E. Holdridge, Andrew B. Calloway
    Pages 573-600

  19. The MESSENGER Science Operations Center

    • Helene L. Winters, Deborah L. Domingue, Teck H. Choo, Raymond Espiritu, Christopher Hash, Erick Malaret et al.
    Pages 601-623

  20. The MESSENGER Science Operations Center

    • Helene L. Winters, Deborah L. Domingue, Teck H. Choo, Raymond Espiritu, Christopher Hash, Erick Malaret et al.
    Pages 601-623
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NASA’s MESSENGER mission, launched on 3 August, 2004 is the seventh mission in the Discovery series. MESSENGER encounters the planet Mercury four times, culminating with an insertion into orbit on 18 March 2011. It carries a comprehensive package of geophysical, geological, geochemical, and space environment experiments to complete the complex investigations of this solar-system end member begun with Mariner 10. The articles in this book, written by the experts in each area of the MESSENGER mission, describe the mission, spacecraft, scientific objectives, and payload. The book is of interest to all potential users of the data returned by the MESSENGER mission, to those studying the nature of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, and by all those interested in the design and implementation of planetary exploration missions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, USA

    D. L. Domingue

  • Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    C. T. Russell

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