Internal structure of Mercury, illustration. Mercury has a metallic core that is larger than previously thought and is molten rather than solid. Above

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Internal structure of Mercury, illustration. Mercury has a metallic core that is larger than previously thought and is molten rather than solid. Above the core is a thick layer of silicate rocks and a cratered surface. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Its diameter (4880 kilometres) is less than half that of Earth and it has a surface area that is about the same as that of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Size: 4843px × 3780px
Photo credit: © CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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