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Space: The Solar System
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Small collisions make big impact on Mercury's thin atmosphere - Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury's Thin Atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a ...

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Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in color - Unmasking the Secrets of Mercury, in Color      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven s ...

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Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther ...

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Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps - Mercury's Scorching Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice at Caps      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Despite Mercury's 400-degree Celsius daytime heat, there is ice at its caps. And now a study shows h ...

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Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old - Mercury's Magnetic Field: A Four Billion Year Old Mystery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New data from MESSENGER, the spacecraft that orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into the ...

Ecology: Nature Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Rising mercury pollution in soil could be related to climate change      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emission ...

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Mercury's thin, dense crust - Mercury's Thin, Dense Crust: A Fascinating Mystery Unveiled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A planetary scientist has used careful mathematical calculations to determine the density of Mercury ...

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MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...

Biology: Microbiology
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How a common fungus eliminates toxic mercury from soil and water - How a Common Fungus Eliminates Toxic Mercury from Soil and Water      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury from the soil around plant r ...

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Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence - Mercury has a Solid Inner Core: New Evidence      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer c ...

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New Mercury surface composition maps illuminate the planet's history - New Mercury Surface Composition Maps Illuminate the Planet's History      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have created global-scale maps of Mercury's surface chemistry that reveal previously unre ...

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Mercury's mysterious 'darkness' explained - Mercury's Mysterious 'Darkness' Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have long been puzzled by Mercury's very dark surface. Previously, scientists proposed th ...

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New insights into the early bombardment history on Mercury - New Insights into the Early Bombardment History on Mercury      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed by vo ...

Engineering: Nanotechnology Engineering: Robotics Research
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This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap - This New Sensor Can Detect Mercury Ions with Just a Tap      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Although many measures are in place to prevent contamination, pollutants, such as mercury and lead, ...

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Why does Mercury have such a big iron core? - Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study disputes the prevailing hypothesis on why Mercury has a big core relative to its mantle. ...

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Surface of Mercury arose from deep inside the planet - Surface of Mercury Arose from Deep Inside the Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have found that several volcanic deposits on Mercury's surface require mantle melting to ...