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Mercury

The Flyby of Mercury reveals water presence and eruptions, while highlighting the smallest planet's active magnetic field.

Written byRazib Khan
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Flyby of Mercury Answers Some Old Questions:

Mercury, the smallest planet, bakes in the heat of the Sun, but it has water in some form. It has volcanoes. It appears to have an active magnetic field generated by a molten iron core. And it has shrunk more than scientists thought.

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