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A diagram shows the interior structure of Mercury. The metallic core extends from the center to a large fraction of the planetary radius. Radar observations show that the core is at least partially molten. REUTERS/Nicolle Ragger Fuller/National Science Foundation/Handout

Mercurys spin reveals molten, not solid core

1 posted on 05/03/2007 7:51:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 05/03/2007 8:06:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, May 3, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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3 posted on 05/03/2007 8:36:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, May 3, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Scientific maverick’s theory on Earth’s core up for a test
SF Chronicle | Monday, November 29, 2004 | Keay Davidson
Posted on 12/05/2004 2:17:28 PM EST by SunkenCiv
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4 posted on 05/03/2007 9:50:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, May 3, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Was Mercury a ‘hit-and-run’ planet?
MSNBC Space News | Jan. 11, 2006 | By Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 01/26/2006 1:26:47 AM EST by Swordmaker
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7 posted on 05/06/2007 9:21:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated May 6, 2007.)
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NASA probe to fly past little, sun-baked Mercury
(NASA’s car-sized MESSENGER spacecraft)
Reuters on Yahoo | 1/10/08 | Will Dunham
Posted on 01/10/2008 5:18:43 PM EST by NormsRevenge
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Spacecraft speeds by Mercury (within 124 miles)
AP on Yahoo | 1/14/08 | AP
Posted on 01/14/2008 4:19:17 PM EST by NormsRevenge
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Spacecraft Beams Home New Images of Mercury (Nasa’s Messenger)
Space.com on Yahoo | 1/16/08 | Tariq Malik - ap
Posted on 01/16/2008 9:49:26 PM EST by NormsRevenge
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(Humor) New NASA Photo Reveals Mercury Space Pirate
Tanniker Smith via the Daily Mail | 1/17/08 | Tanniker Smith
Posted on 01/17/2008 12:31:27 PM EST by Tanniker Smith
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8 posted on 01/17/2008 11:11:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__________________Profile updated Wednesday, January 16, 2008)
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