
Mercury May Have Harbored an Ancient Magma Ocean: Massive Lava Flows May Have Given Rise to Two Distinct Rock Types
By analyzing Mercury's rocky
surface, scientists have
been able to partially
reconstruct the planet's
history over billions of
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Scientists Discover Water Ice on Mercury: Ice and Organic Material May Have Been Carried to the Planet by Passing Comets
Mercury, the smallest and
innermost planet in our
solar system, revolves
around the sun in a mere 88
days, making a tight orbit
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Mercury's Surprising Core and Landscape Curiosities
Scientists have found that
Mercury's core, already
suspected to occupy a
greater fraction of the
planet's interior than do
the cores of Earth, Venus,
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NASA Extends MESSENGER Mission Orbiting Mercury
NASA has announced that it
will extend the MESSENGER
mission for an additional
year of orbital operations
at Mercury beyond the
planned end of the primary
... > full story
- Mercury May Have Harbored an Ancient Magma Ocean: Massive Lava Flows May Have Given Rise to Two Distinct Rock Types
- Scientists Discover Water Ice on Mercury: Ice and Organic Material May Have Been Carried to the Planet by Passing Comets
- Mercury's Surprising Core and Landscape Curiosities
- NASA Extends MESSENGER Mission Orbiting Mercury
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LRO's LAMP Ultraviolet Spectrograph Observes Mercury and Hydrogen in GRAIL Impact Plumes
March 26, 2013 When NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft made their final descent for impact onto the Moon's surface last December, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's sophisticated payload was in position to observe the ... > full story -
Mercury’s Magnetic Mysteries: MESSENGER Results After Six Months in Orbit
October 5, 2011 Scientists will highlight the latest results on Mercury from MESSENGER observations obtained during the first six months (the first Mercury solar day) in orbit, at a joint meeting of the European ... > full story -
Orbital Observations of Mercury Reveal Flood Lavas, Hollows, and Unprecedented Surface Details
September 29, 2011 After only six months in orbit around Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. Analyses of new ... > full storyMore: -
Mercury: Messenger Orbital Data Confirm Theories, Reveal Surprises
June 16, 2011 In March, the Messenger spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury to become that planet's first orbiter. The tiny craft is providing a wealth of new information and some surprises. For instance, ... > full story -
MESSENGER Sends Back First Image of Mercury from Orbit
March 30, 2011 NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has captured a historic image of the planet Mercury. The image is the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in orbit about the Solar System's innermost planet. Over the ... > full story -
Mercury-Bound Instruments Aboard MESSENGER Arrive at Target
March 21, 2011 As the MESSENGER spacecraft begins its science operations above the surface of Mercury, NASA instruments are gearing up to help unveil the planet's ... > full story -
NASA's MESSENGER Spacecraft Begins Historic Orbit Around Mercury
March 17, 2011 NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. This marks the first time a spacecraft has accomplished this engineering and scientific ... > full story -
MESSENGER Spacecraft to Swing Into Orbit Around Mercury
March 15, 2011 The MESSENGER spacecraft is scheduled to go into orbit around Mercury on March 17. The mission is an effort to study the geologic history, magnetic field, surface composition and other mysteries of ... > full story -
First Mission to Mercury
February 1, 2011 As the team of scientists behind NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft eagerly awaits the craft’s entry into Mercury’s orbit on 17 March, we could soon get answers to questions about the ... > full story -
ESA’s Mercury Mapper Feels the Heat
January 18, 2011 Key components of the ESA-led Mercury mapper BepiColombo have been tested in a specially upgraded European space simulator. ESA’s Large Space Simulator is now the most powerful in the world and ... > full story
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