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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Did a collision with Earth make Mercury the 'iron planet'?

Did a collision with Earth make Mercury the 'iron planet'? Researchers say giant interplanetary 'hit and run' led to massive metal core

Mercuryfrom the Messenger spacecraft. The bright crater just south of the center of the image is Kuiper, identified on images from the Mariner 10 mission in the 1970s.
Arizona researchers say they have solved the mystery of how Mercury became the 'iron planet' - with its massive core making up 65% of its mass.

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