Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 12:56 in Astronomy & Space

New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron “snow” forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth’s atmosphere and fall to the ground. read more

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