Planet Mercury
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Mercury To Make A Rare Pass Across Sun Today For Last Time In 13 Years
Mercury is set to make a transit across the sun on Monday morning for the last time until 2032. A pinprick of darkness will puncture a small hole in the sunlight as the planet traverses the solar disk during a 5.5-hour stretch, starting at 7:35 a.m. Eastern time.
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'Great Valley' Larger Than Grand Canyon Found On Mercury
Scientists have discovered a 400 kilometres wide "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury which provides more evidence that the small planet closest to the Sun is shrinking.
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Mercury To Make A Rare Pass Across Sun Today For Last Time In 13 Years
Mercury is set to make a transit across the sun on Monday morning for the last time until 2032. A pinprick of darkness will puncture a small hole in the sunlight as the planet traverses the solar disk during a 5.5-hour stretch, starting at 7:35 a.m. Eastern time.
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'Great Valley' Larger Than Grand Canyon Found On Mercury
Scientists have discovered a 400 kilometres wide "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury which provides more evidence that the small planet closest to the Sun is shrinking.
