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Old October 24th 11, 10:19 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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NASA's MESSENGER probe has discovered a surprise on Mercury: Something
is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet.

FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...sleepyhollows/

A video version of this story is available at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg8PR2mVvc
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Old October 25th 11, 12:14 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Something is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet

On Oct 24, 2:19*pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
NASA's MESSENGER probe has discovered a surprise on Mercury: Something
is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet.

FULL STORY athttp://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/24oct_sleep...

A video version of this story is available athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg8PR2mVvc


Metallicity subliming. So what's the big deal?

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Old October 25th 11, 02:39 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Something is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet


"Sam Wormley" wrote in message
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NASA's MESSENGER probe has discovered a surprise on Mercury: Something is
digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet.

FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...sleepyhollows/

A video version of this story is available at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg8PR2mVvc

Making somewhere to put the blood corpuscles and bone fragments.


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Old October 25th 11, 05:12 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Something is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermostplanet



Brad Guth wrote:

On Oct 24, 2:19 pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
NASA's MESSENGER probe has discovered a surprise on Mercury: Something
is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet.

FULL STORY athttp://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/24oct_sleep...

A video version of this story is available athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg8PR2mVvc


Metallicity subliming. So what's the big deal?

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or, Sublimy metalliciting ?



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Old October 25th 11, 06:18 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Something is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet

On Oct 25, 6:12*am, jwarner1 wrote:

or, Sublimy metalliciting ?


Metals? Blimey! It must be those caves full of liquid mercury flowing
to the surface (in warming periods) and depressing the landscape. Then
they flow back "downstairs" when things cool down again. I hope I'm
not being too technical for some of you? ;-)
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Old October 25th 11, 07:35 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Brad Guth[_3_]
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Default Something is digging "hollows" in the surface of the innermost planet

On Oct 24, 10:18*pm, "Chris.B" wrote:
On Oct 25, 6:12*am, jwarner1 wrote:



or, Sublimy metalliciting ?


Metals? Blimey! It must be those caves full of liquid mercury flowing
to the surface (in warming periods) and depressing the landscape. Then
they flow back "downstairs" when things cool down again. I hope I'm
not being too technical for some of *you? ;-)


Sodium shouldn't stick around.
 




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