Posted on 05/12/2015 4:03:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Before the spacecraft ended its mission, it captured almost 100,000 images of the planet mapping its gravitational field. As scientists study the data, they found that it ages about 4 billion years old.
Furthermore, the spacecraft was able to collect sufficient information for scientists to conclude that Mercury’s crust is thicker in low latitudes and thinner at both poles. This kind of distribution highly suggests that the planet is made of liquid or molten outer core, which comprises 85% Mercury’s radius and bigger than Earth’s core. Also, the layer below the crust of the planet is made up of liquid iron sulfide making it very different from other terrestrial planet known to mankind.
NASA’s recent findings also reported that the elevation changes in Mercury are a lot smaller than those occurring in Mars or the moon. In addition, they considered the uplift present inside the major volcanic plain in the northern latitude of the planet as its most prominent topographic feature, which is caused by the formation of the plains.
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You mean it is not going to turn into the creature that Voyageur became in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”?, lol.
That spacecraft, Voyager 7, has already left the solar system...on its way to meet the alien robot race that will transform it into Veeger...
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