Initial results from MGNS measurements of neutron and gamma-ray emission from Mercury’s surface during flybys of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission
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- 29 October 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Earth, Planets and Space
- Vol. 78 (1) , 239
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Topic Exploration)
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (126032719415-9)
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