apohermion en · NOUN
Etymology
From apo- + hermeo- + -ion.
Meanings
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(no-plural) Apoapsis around Mercury.
MESSENGER is in an orbit of 80° inclination, with apohermion occurring in the southern hemisphere at 7.1 R_M (R_M is the radius of Mercury) and perihermion in the northern hemisphere at 1.1 R_M, and the orbital period is 12h.
2013 June, Guan Le, Peter J Chi, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Scott Boardsen, James A Slavin, Brian J Anderson, Haje Korth, “Upstream ultra‐low frequency waves in Mercury's foreshock region: MESSENGER magnetic field observations”, in Journal of Geophysical Resarch, volume 118, number 6: