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Mercury's heart of iron

Journal Article · · Astronomy; (USA)
OSTI ID:6050874
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  1. Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ (USA)
The one spacecraft to visit Mercury, Mariner 10, made three passes in 1974-75 after flying by Venus en route. Now, more than a decade after its first-and-only spacecraft visit, planetary scientists have absorbed the data from that flight - and are posing new questions with answers that call for a return to Mercury. Mercury is a metallic planet.
OSTI ID:
6050874
Journal Information:
Astronomy; (USA), Journal Name: Astronomy; (USA) Vol. 16:11; ISSN ASTRD; ISSN 0091-6358
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English