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The age of the youngest and broadest volcanic provinces visible on Mercury was determined to be about 3.6 billion to 3.8 billion years ago, just after the end of the Late Heavy Bombardment.
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The MESSENGER spacecraft has been revealing new information about the surface chemistry and geological history.
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Scientists believe that Mercury’s wobbly orbit could have been caused by an asteroid impact so huge that it left a basin in the planet’s surface.
Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 19:06
After six months of orbiting Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is providing surprising new information on the planet.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 12:11
NASA`s Messenger spacecraft, the first ever to enter orbit of Mercury, has fetched its first photo.
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