Little Mercury May Be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected…

Little Mercury May Be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected - Slashdot

A new study suggests Mercury may have shrunk about 30% more than scientists previously thought, losing as much as 14 miles in diameter as its interior cooled and contracted over billions of years. "That's significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across," reports the Associated ...