A new theory based on computer modeling holds that the planet Mercury may have suffered a glancing blow early in its history from a body nearly as big as Earth.
The theory still needs work. but it might explain why Mercury's core is so large in relation to the rest of the planet-- some of the outer shell may have been blown away.
Monday, July 7, 2014
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