Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have found that massive deposits of water ice on Mercury were formed as a result of the fall of a giant asteroid.
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Water ice on Mercury may have originated from a single, powerful collision with a comet or asteroid, according to new simulations. Researchers suggest that massive amounts of water could have entered the planet's permanently shadowed regions in just one solar day on Mercury. The article, "Where Did Water Ice Come From on Mercury? Astronomers Point to Large Asteroid Impact," is from the website Everything That Matters.
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have found that massive deposits of water ice on Mercury were formed as a result of the fall of a giant asteroid.