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MESSENGER MASCS M1 Flyby Preliminary Results. MASCS Flyby Trajectories Courtesy Killen et al. 2008 LPSC Abstract.

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1 MESSENGER MASCS M1 Flyby Preliminary Results

2 MASCS Flyby Trajectories Courtesy Killen et al. 2008 LPSC Abstract

3 Tailsweep H, Na spacecraft (S/C) time shown ~1 min S, Na H,O,O,Ca,K,Na S, Ca, K, Na MASCS at M1 Courtesy Killen et al. 2008 LPSC Abstract

4 Preliminary Results H, Na, and Ca observed S and K not observed First high spatial resolution observations of the Na tail emission First detection of the H tail emission First time H and Na observed in the tail simultaneously Ca detected in near-Mercury atmosphere Spatial asymmetries seen in the Na and H emission – confirms ground-based measurements of asymmetry Killen et al. collected ground-based observations of the Na emission from Kitt Peak’s McMath-Pierce Solar telescope during the flyby

5 Color Scale: 0 – 40 KRayleighs

6 Color Scale: 100 – 400 Rayleighs


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