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.

The recent MESSENGER mission to Mercury has shown that the surface of the planet is very heterogeneous ... contain several previously unexplained features, including a large magnesium-rich ...

“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 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 ...

For years scientists have been faced with a mystery about the planet Mercury ... that the planet's surface melted away. The papers also report on three other fascinating features of the planet ...

More evidence for ongoing activity comes from observations of surface features that look ... These crinkles in Mercury’s surface are formed because the planet is shrinking.

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 ...