Mercury's sodium and potassium emission lines widen dramatically down the tail, a signature of gravitational filtering that removes slow atoms and leaves fast escaping ones.
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Sodium and Potassium Linewidths as an Atmospheric Escape Diagnostic at Mercury
Mercury's sodium and potassium emission lines widen dramatically down the tail, a signature of gravitational filtering that removes slow atoms and leaves fast escaping ones.