Monday 22 December 2014

Mercury Had Volcanic Eruptions Until the Planet Shrank

Mercury Had Volcanic Eruptions Until the Planet Shrank

Mercury's shrinking may have abruptly squeezed off volcanic activity that once oozed lava across the planet more than 3.8 billion years ago.


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from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/41b17132/sc/10/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C120Cmercury0Evolcanism0Eshrink0C/story01.htm

via Science News

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