Tag: Mercury
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Testing Einstein’s theory with a new space probe to Mercury
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MESSENGER: Mercury’s craters have ice and organic molecules
The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft has found strong evidence both for water ice and organic molecules in shadowed craters near Mercury’s poles. Unlike Earth, Mercury has no seasons: its axis stands perpendicular to its plane of orbit, so deep craters near the north and south pole will have bottoms in…
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