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Mercury's "spider" Pantheon Fossae formation linked to asteroid impact

Dr Sean Solomon, MESSENGER’s Principal Investigator, will present a model that suggests that the origin of the Pantheon Fossae, a radiating web of troughs located in the giant Caloris Basin, is direct...

Physics and Astronomy |

Mercury's surface dominated by volcanic activity

MESSENGER data has also identified and mapped surface rock units that correspond to lava flows, volcanos, and other geological features. At the same time, the spacecraft's suite of instruments ha...

Earth Sciences |

Giant impact explains Mars dichotomy

Was it sculpted by several small impacts, via mantle convection in the planet's interior, or by one giant impact? Now scientists at the California Institute of Technology have shown through compu...

Physics and Astronomy |

Brown Planetary Geologists Lend Expertise to Mercury Mission

What lies on the uncharted side of mysterious Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system? Brown University students, led by planetary geologist James Head, will study never-before-seen images of...

Earth Sciences |

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