Mercury’s 400 C heat may help it make its own ice
Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now an upcoming study says that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice. As with Earth, asteroids delivered most of Mercury’s water, […]