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Mercury May Have Molten Hot Magma at its Core

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the but-no-ragnaros dept.

mattatwork writes "According to ScienceDaily, NASA has come to the conclusion that the planet Mercury may have a molten core after all, based on high-precision planetary radar readings. You may (or may not) remember the Mariner 10 probe making 3 passes by Mercury between March 29th, 1974, September 21st 1974 and March 16, 1975."

3 of 120 comments (clear)

  1. Yeah but... by RancidMilk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...does is have sharks with friggin' lazer beams attached to their head.

  2. Re:Tautology by catbutt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    One, I think you are using "tautology" wrong. And two, by that definition it isn't magma anyway, since it's not beneath the surface of the earth. So there.

  3. Molten core discovered! Well then. by Skreech · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Too bad it's all the way on Mercury, but after you do the attunement quest you'll be able to make it directly from Blackrock Mountain. That won't be too bad.