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Published Small collisions make big impact on Mercury's thin atmosphere - Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury's Thin Atmosphere


Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a ...
Published Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in color - Unmasking the Secrets of Mercury, in Color


The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven s ...
Published Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought


A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther ...
Published Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps - Mercury's Scorching Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice at Caps


Despite Mercury's 400-degree Celsius daytime heat, there is ice at its caps. And now a study shows h ...
Published Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old - Mercury's Magnetic Field: A Four Billion Year Old Mystery


New data from MESSENGER, the spacecraft that orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into the ...
Published Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean: Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types - Mercury's Ancient Magma Ocean: A Fascinating Discovery



By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet' ...
Published Mercury emission estimates rarely provide enough data to assess success in eliminating harmful global gold mining practice - Mercury Emission Estimates: A Challenge in Eliminating Harmful Global Gold Mining Practice


A global treaty called the Minamata Convention requires gold-mining countries to regularly report th...
Published Rising mercury pollution in soil could be related to climate change



In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emission ...
Published Mercury's thin, dense crust - Mercury's Thin, Dense Crust: A Fascinating Mystery Unveiled


A planetary scientist has used careful mathematical calculations to determine the density of Mercury ...
Published MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury


The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...
Published Mercury's bizzare magnetic field tells scientists how its interior is different from Earth's - Mercury's Bizarre Magnetic Field Reveals Differences in Its Interior from Earth's


Mercury's interior is different from the Earth's interior in a way that explains Mercury's bizarre m ...
Published How a common fungus eliminates toxic mercury from soil and water - How a Common Fungus Eliminates Toxic Mercury from Soil and Water


Researchers found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury from the soil around plant r ...
Published Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence - Mercury has a Solid Inner Core: New Evidence


Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer c ...
Published New Mercury surface composition maps illuminate the planet's history - New Mercury Surface Composition Maps Illuminate the Planet's History


Scientists have created global-scale maps of Mercury's surface chemistry that reveal previously unre ...
Published Mercury's mysterious 'darkness' explained - Mercury's Mysterious 'Darkness' Explained


Scientists have long been puzzled by Mercury's very dark surface. Previously, scientists proposed th ...
Published New insights into the early bombardment history on Mercury - New Insights into the Early Bombardment History on Mercury


Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed by vo ...
Published This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap - This New Sensor Can Detect Mercury Ions with Just a Tap


Although many measures are in place to prevent contamination, pollutants, such as mercury and lead, ...
Published Why does Mercury have such a big iron core? - Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core?


A new study disputes the prevailing hypothesis on why Mercury has a big core relative to its mantle. ...
Published Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold



Researchers estimated that before humans started pumping mercury into the atmosphere, it contained o ...
Published Surface of Mercury arose from deep inside the planet - Surface of Mercury Arose from Deep Inside the Planet


Researchers have found that several volcanic deposits on Mercury's surface require mantle melting to ...