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Lava Spotted on Mercury

NASA flybys uncover planet's secrets

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2008 2:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – A spacecraft studying the planet Mercury has discovered evidence of enormous volcanic eruptions. The scale of the volcanic activity has astonished scientists, according to the National Geographic News. Images from the Messenger spacecraft reveal 3,600 cubic miles of solid lava inside a single crater—... Read full story »

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