Interesting article here from the BBC about how Mercury has been getting smaller through its history while, at the same time, bumping up the power of its magnetic field.

Mercury shrinking


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This is very interesting, Lonecat. I'd read about this the other day, but it got put out-of-mind from other things. It just shows that the solar system is a truly dynamic place, not static & unchanging as we were taught in school.


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-With Mercury Shrinking, how long before it becomes a "Plutoid"?-


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