[meteorite-list] Mercury's Crust Argued to be Thin

From: Paul <etchplain_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 17:12:52 -0500
Message-ID: <cc176d87-126a-23e5-48ba-8483655f4212_at_att.net>

Mercury's thin, dense crust. Mercury's crust is thinner than
anyone thought, new mathematical calculations reveal
University of Arizona, Science Daily, April 27, 2018
https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/new-estimates-mercurys-thin-dense-crust
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180427100306.htm

Sori, M.M., 2018. A thin, dense crust for Mercury.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 489, pp.92-99.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X18300955

Conclusions:

1. Topography on Mercury is not primarily compensated by Pratt isostasy.

2. Mercury's average crustal thickness is 26 ? 11 km, thinner than all
previous estimates.

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Sun 06 May 2018 06:12:52 PM PDT