Youthful Mercury: Still Cooling and Shrinking

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The analysis of data from the MESSENGER spacecraft has revealed evidence of recent tectonic activity on Mercuryactivity caused by the ongoing cooling of the planet’s interior.1,2 This evidence is in the form of small fractures (or grabens) incised into long embankments, called lo… More…

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