Because the planet is so close to the sun ... One 2016 study suggested that Mercury's surface features can generally be divided into two groups — one consisting of older material that melted ...

That's the conclusion of a new study that looked for the kinds of features on Mercury that can form ... are not only common across the planet's surface but appear to have formed within the last ...

The photos represent a planet in the grip of extremes ... BepiColombo aims to collect data on Mercury's magnetism, gaseous ...

Although Mercury is a largely dark planet, its younger features (or more recent scarring) appear brighter on the surface. Scientists aren’t quite sure what Mercury is made of, but material that ...

“There is so much to be discovered in this dataset – surface features that ... in sediments on the planet’s surface. Though BepiColombo’s arrival in Mercury’s orbit is delayed, the ...

She said: “Surface features are named following ... Ms Lennox believes this is because Mercury is a more recently explored planet compared to some of the others in the solar system and may ...

“Mercury shows us: Don't discount [planets] close to the sun,” Domingue ... less Mercury has no rain or wind to carve the land, surface features like hollows can only be formed from other ...

She said: “Surface features are named following conventions that ... Ms Lennox believes this is because Mercury is a more recently explored planet compared to some of the others in the solar system ...