Mercury Has a Layer of Diamond 10 Miles Thick, NASA Spacecraft Finds.
The solar system’s tiniest planet may be hiding a big secret. Using data from NASA‘s MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that a 10-mile-thick diamond mantle may lie beneath the crust of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. Mercury has long puzzled scientists as it possesses many qualities that aren’t common to other solar system …
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