SIMBIO-SYS: scientific cameras and spectrometer for the BepiColombo mission

G Cremonese, F Capaccioni, MT Capria… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The SIMBIO-SYS (Spectrometer and Imaging for MPO BepiColombo Integrated
Observatory SYStem) is a complex instrument suite part of the scientific payload of the …

Geodesy, geophysics and fundamental physics investigations of the BepiColombo mission

A Genova, H Hussmann, T Van Hoolst, D Heyner… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
In preparation for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, thematic working groups
had been established for coordinating the activities within the BepiColombo Science …

Report of the IAU working group on cartographic coordinates and rotational elements: 2015

BA Archinal, CH Acton, MF A'hearn, A Conrad… - Celestial Mechanics and …, 2018 - Springer
This report continues the practice where the IAU Working Group on Cartographic
Coordinates and Rotational Elements revises recommendations regarding those topics for …

Geodetic evidence that Mercury has a solid inner core

A Genova, S Goossens, E Mazarico… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Geodetic analysis of radio tracking measurements of the MErcury Surface, Space
ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft while in orbit about Mercury has …

Spin state and moment of inertia of Venus

JL Margot, DB Campbell, JD Giorgini, JS Jao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Fundamental properties of the planet Venus, such as its internal mass distribution and
variations in length of day, have remained unknown. We used Earth-based observations of …

Challenges on Mercury's interior structure posed by the new measurements of its obliquity and tides

G Steinbrügge, M Dumberry, A Rivoldini… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present calculations of interior models of Mercury that are constrained to match
Mercury's mean density, normalized moment of inertia factor (MoI), and 88 days libration …

The thermal evolution of Mercury's Fe–Si core

JS Knibbe, W van Westrenen - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
We have studied the thermal and magnetic field evolution of planet Mercury with a core of Fe–
Si alloy to assess whether an Fe–Si core matches its present-day partially molten state …

Evaluation of recent measurements of Mercury's moments of inertia and tides using a comprehensive Markov chain Monte Carlo method

S Goossens, JP Renaud, WG Henning… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent estimates of Mercury's rotational state yield different obliquity values, resulting in
normalized polar moment of inertia values of either 0.333 or 0.346. In addition, recent …

Mercury's internal structure

JL Margot, SA Hauck II, E Mazarico, S Padovan… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2018 - arxiv.org
We describe the current state of knowledge about Mercury's interior structure. We review the
available observational constraints, including mass, size, density, gravity field, spin state …

Titan's spin state as a constraint on tidal dissipation

BG Downey, F Nimmo - Science Advances, 2025 - science.org
Tidal dissipation in satellites affects their orbital and rotational evolution and their ability to
maintain subsurface oceans. However, a satellite's dissipation rate, parameterized by k 2/Q …