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Overview of Mercury
Mercury or Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the Sun's eight planets, with an orbital cycle of 88 days on Earth.
Mercury Surface
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NASA spacecraft rushes down to Mercury's surface
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) said the Messenger probe crashed into Mercury's surface because it ran out of fuel after 11 years of operation.
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Things you may not know about Mercury
Mercury is the sun closest to the sun in the solar system, it has been studied quite well by scientists over time.
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Mercury shrinks faster than expected
The smallest planet and the closest to the sun are shrinking in size faster than previously calculated by experts.
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The unexpected similarity between the moon and Mercury
Mercury can unravel the long-standing mysteries of the moon's formation, after scientists found unexpected similarities between these two bodies.
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Latest picture of Mercury - multi-faceted diamond
By using thousands of photographs taken by Messenger satellites after a year of being launched into orbit to carry out its mission, NASA was able to fully build Mercury'…
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Mercury surface formed by volcanic activity and iron deficiency
The role of volcanic activity on Mercury surface formation is much greater than what scientists think. This result was obtained by multi-spectral imaging data collected…