ISSI MUSEC Agenda 24/02/25 – 28/02/25
Topics :
1 – Surface Weathering and Exosphere Variability (Day 1)
- Global geological features and link to exosphere
- Local volatile concentration/coverage
- Multi-scale sputtering approaches
- MD modelling of sputtering (quantify SBE, composition, yields vs neutrals)
- Global exosphere structure
- Key unknowns is exospheres models
2 – Key Surface Properties Relevant to Understanding the Exosphere (Day 2)
- SBEs (adsorbed, amorphous) & coverage
- Dynamic SBE approaches
- Reflection and energy accommodation of low energy atoms
- Sulfur at Mercury
- Studying icy surfaces
3 – Dynamic processes at the atomic and Granular scale (Day 3)
- Diffusion atomically along the surface
- Diffusion in granular packing
- Spectral surface properties
- Regolith structure / Porosity
Full Agenda : MUSEC_Agenda_24_28_Feb
Publications :
, , , , , , et al. (2025). Effect of solar wind and micrometeoroid impact on the lunar water cycle: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130, e2024JE008687. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008687
Verkercke S. , Chaufray J. Y. , Leblanc F. , Georgiou A. , Phillips M. S. , Munaretto G. , Lewis J. , Ricketts A. , Morrissey L. (2025) A novel theoretical approach to predict the interannual variability of sulfur in Mercury’s exosphere and subsurface, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Volume 12 – 2025. DOI=10.3389/fspas.2025.1565830