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Prepare to Be Stunned – Mercury’s First Real Photos Expose the Unexpected
The mystery of Mercury has been unraveling since 1974, but until now, the planet’s surface remained blurry and unclear. With ...
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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.
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This Mercury flyby video shows the planet in amazing detail
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a video showing a flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to our sun. The images that make up the clip were captured by ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter ...
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Planet Mercury seen 'in a different light' for first time
Focus: Space, planetary research, Mercury Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight planets. Outwardly, it bears a strong resemblance to Earth's Moon, but the planet differs considerably from ...
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Mercury: shrinking planet is still getting smaller – new research
He is author of Planet Mercury - from Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World (Springer, 2015), Moons: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2015) and Planets: A Very Short Introduction ...
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Planet Mercury
Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.