Mercury: The planet that shouldn't exist

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...
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Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say

A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research. The ...
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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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Mapping the Sun’s Interaction with Mercury’s Surface

These maps show the infall of particles (protons, top two rows, and electrons, bottom two rows) across the surface of Mercury. The infall of particles is dependent on the orientation of the ...
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Mercury's 'missing' meteorites may have finally been found on Earth

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It should also be physically possible for such debris to reach the Earth from Mercury, another ...
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The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Mercury

Only two robotic missions have made it to the Swift Planet, but they were crucial for upending many false assumptions of that sun-scorched world Shi En Kim - Reporter This false-colored image of ...