Explosive volcanic eruptions on Mercury: Eruption conditions, magma volatile content, and implications for interior volatile abundances
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a Geological Sciences Department, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, USA b Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20015, USA c The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, USA d Environmental Science Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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