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Friday, September 30, 2011

Mercury's Shield No Match For Solar Wind


The planet closest to the Sun, Mercury has a magnetosphere like the Earth, but at its poles, the Sun's powerful force takes it toll by super charging sodium and oxygen particles and blasting them into space. NASA's MESSENGER probe weathers the storm. Credit: SPACE.com / NASA / University of Michigan / Music: Atom Strange www.atomstrange.com and John Serrie. More from Universe Today.

Mercury's surface has been found to have unusual surface features unlike any other found in the solar system, reports National Geographic. Ancient river-like volcanoes formed Mercury's surface plains a new study has also revealed, according to AFP with more from TIME.

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