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First Results From Messenger's Mercury Flyby

Posted by kdawson on from the hot-stuff dept.

Several readers noted the special section in Science, published today, with results from Messenger's flyby of Mercury last January. One conclusion is that volcanism has shaped the planet, contrary to earlier theories that Mercury had been "dead on arrival." The LA Time's coverage highlights the finding that Mercury has shrunk by a mile in diameter over its lifetime, due to shrinkage at its core.

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  1. Re:Slightly OT : And still no colour picture! by Loraque · · Score: 2, Informative

    It is a form of art to make many of those pictures look good.

    It may piss you off, just a little, but there is this thing called "dibs".

    For sure someone has shotgun too.

    And you know guys that can call those are BUSY.