DSMC simulation of a 1 km comet impact on Mercury shows 14% of delivered water reaches cold traps via a transient self-shielding atmosphere, exceeding the Moon's ~5%.
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Transport of water in a Transient, Impact-Generated Atmosphere on Mercury
DSMC simulation of a 1 km comet impact on Mercury shows 14% of delivered water reaches cold traps via a transient self-shielding atmosphere, exceeding the Moon's ~5%.