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Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface
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- From tiny glass beads and a map of the Moon to Mercury, a new study uses an indirect method to determine the silicon dioxide content of Mercury’s surface
- Mercury’s surface appears to contain substantially less silicon dioxide than researchers previously estimated
- A new analysis puts the compound at about 37 percent by mass, up to [
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From tiny glass beads and a map of the Moon to Mercury, a new study uses an indirect method to determine the silicon dioxide content of Mercury’s surface. Mercury’s surface appears to contain substantially less silicon dioxide than researchers previously estimated. A new analysis puts the compound at about 37 percent by mass, up to [...]
