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Mercury News Headlines
Tiny (But Rich!)
7/24/2024
Move over Ft. Knox. NASA scientists recently put
forth the idea that tiny Mercury may have up to 10 miles of diamonds as
part of its mantle. Using data from the MESSENGER spacecraft which found
patches of graphite on the surface, scientists believe that at the
interface between mantle and core of the carbon-rich planet a diamond
layer would develop.
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The Incredible Shrinking Mercury
10/7/2023
New research suggests that the Solar System’s smallest member – Mercury – may actually be continuing to shrink. The discovery that scarps on Mercury continue to move as recently as 300 million years ago implies the planet continues to cool and shrink.
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Event Calendar
Aug 18, 2024
Mercury at Inferior conjunction
Sep 04, 2024
Mercury at greatest western (morning) elongation
Sep 06, 2024
Mercury at dichotomy (morning sky)