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Mercury’s Surface is Twisting Like Paper: What’s Going On Up There?

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the Sun, has long baffled scientists with its twisted, fractured surface. Towering cliffs, deep ridges, and sprawling fracture ...
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Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measurements from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft mapped the topography of Mercury's northern hemisphere in great detail. Planetary ...
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Hidden Details of Mercury’s Surface Revealed in Groundbreaking Infrared Imaging

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew past Mercury for the fifth time last week, revealing the planet in mid-infrared light for the first time. The images revealed details of the temperature and composition ...
SpaceNews

Mercury’s Surface Dominated by Volcanism and Iron Deficiency

Volcanism has played a more extensive role in shaping the surface of Mercury than scientists had thought. This result comes from multispectral imaging data gathered in January 2008 by MESSENGER, the ...
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Mercury's surface dominated by volcanism and iron-deficiency

TEMPE, Ariz. – Volcanism has played a more extensive role in shaping the surface of Mercury than scientists had thought. This result comes from multispectral imaging data gathered in January 2008 by ...