One of the most notable features on Mercury is Caloris ... Mariner 10 photographed about 45 percent of the planet’s surface. A NASA mission called MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment ...

Because the planet is so close to the sun ... One 2016 study suggested that Mercury's surface features can generally be divided into two groups — one consisting of older material that melted ...

The maps appear in two new studies, which suggest that the most recently identified features may ... are used to study the surface chemistry of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.

“There is so much to be discovered in this dataset – surface features that ... in sediments on the planet’s surface. Though BepiColombo’s arrival in Mercury’s orbit is delayed, the ...

Although Mercury is a largely dark planet, its younger features (or more recent scarring) appear brighter on the surface. Scientists aren’t quite sure what Mercury is made of, but material that ...

The new data covers a range of features, including parts ... laboratory simulations to replicate the planet’s conditions. “Because Mercury’s surface is surprisingly poor in iron, we have ...

The photos represent a planet in the grip of extremes ... BepiColombo aims to collect data on Mercury's magnetism, gaseous exosphere, and surface features that could help explain these oddities ...

That's the conclusion of a new study that looked for the kinds of features on Mercury that can form ... are not only common across the planet's surface but appear to have formed within the last ...

Flying over Mercury's north pole gave the ... the images are still scientifically valuable as they show many of the planet’s surface features. This is one of a series of images taken by the ...

This tectonic activity, probably formed from the planet's cooling and contracting, causes the surface to appear wrinkly. The orbiter approached Mercury ... crater and other features as the ...

As the interior of Mercury continues to cool, the planet contracts, and the surface starts to wrinkle ... the interplay of these geological features, the team “calculated that the majority ...