Little Mercury May Be Shrinking Faster than Scientists Expected - WXXV News 25
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Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected - WXXV News 25
This composite image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Mercury as it appeared to the Messenger spacecraft following a flyby of the planet. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington via AP)By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster...
Scientists have found that Mercury is shrinking much faster than previously thought.
Mercury, the Smallest Planet in the Solar System, Is Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected
A new study has revealed that Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, is shrinking at a much faster rate than previously believed, opening an unprecedented window into understanding the planet's formation, history, and evolution.
"The characteristic raids that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, suggest that it was once a larger planet, which has shrinked and could shrink even more than scientists thought.
Little Mercury May Be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected
A new study suggests Mercury may have shrunk about 30% more than scientists previously thought, losing as much as 14 miles in diameter as its interior cooled and contracted over billions of years. "That's significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across," reports the Associated Press. From the report: Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the lo…
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