Mercury Is Shrinking, a ‘Great Valley’ Shows
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A colossal canyon on Mercury may provide evidence that the tiny planet is shrinking.
A colossal canyon on Mercury may provide evidence that the tiny planet is shrinking.
Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com - @BednarChuck The smallest planet in the solar system is getting smaller, with the most recent…
New data show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previously thought. The findings are key to understanding…
A team of scientists say they've studied photos of the surface of Mercury and have come to a certain conclusion: the planet's…
Images from NASA's Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft suggest that the planet has contracted by as much as 8.6 miles in…
New data leads to a better understanding of Mercury's history and the cooling of its surface
Brooks Hays March. 17 (UPI) -- Mercury, already the solar system's smallest planet, is still shrinking, scientists say.
New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previous…
Mercury, the Sun’s smallest and closest planet, has shrivelled in diameter by 14km, up to nine times more than previously…
Washington, D.C.—New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER* show that the innermost planet has contracted far more…
New evidence gathered by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury indicates the planet closest to the sun has shrunk up to 7…
In 4 miliardi di anni il diametro è diminuito di 14 km
Mercury is cooling and contracting at a rate much quicker than previously believed, according to planetary scientists, who…
New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previous…
Wenn es kalt wird, ziehen sich Substanzen zusammen. Der Planet Merkur macht da keine Ausnahme, zeigen Daten der Raumsonde "Messen…
Neue Messungen belegen, dass der Planet Merkur stark geschrumpft ist. Der Grund dafür ist sein ungewöhnlicher Kern.
Smallest planet in the solar system is slowly cooling.
The solar system's smallest planet is getting even smaller but there's not much danger of Mercury disappearing completely—the…
Mercurius, de binnenste planeet van ons zonnestelsel, is de afgelopen vier miljard jaar zo'n 5 tot 7 kilometer kleiner geworden…
The planet closest to the sun, Mercury, has seen its radius reduce by some 7 kilometers over the past four billion years…
Der innerste Planet ist seit seiner Frühzeit kleiner geworden
Mercurio, el planeta más cercano al Sol, se está comprimiendo y mucho más rápido de lo que se pensaba, según los resultados del…
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Mercurius, de binnenste planeet van ons zonnestelsel, is de afgelopen vier miljard jaar zo'n 5 tot 7 kilometer kleiner geworden…
New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER spacecraft show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than…
PARIS, March 17 — Beneath its Sun-scorched exterior, the planet Mercury is cooling, which is causing it to shrink ever so…
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Detailed maps of Mercury’s cliffs and ditches show the solar system’s…
Il raggio del pianeta più interno del sistema solare si è ridotto di sette chilometri negli ultimi quattro miliardi di anni. A…
Thanks to new evidence gathered by NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, astronomers have found that Mercury, the smallest planet in our…
SMALL WORLD: The planet Mercury has shrunk by as much as seven kilometres in radius over the past four-and-a-half billion years…
New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previous…
New evidence gathered by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury indicates the planet closest to the sun has shrunk up to 7…
The planet Mercury is about 7km smaller today than when its rocky crust first solidified over four billion years ago - a…
Mercury has contracted much more than scientists thought
( Carnegie Institution ) New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted…
( Case Western Reserve University ) New evidence gathered by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury indicates the planet…