Unraveling Mercury's Twisted Surface and Tectonic Mysteries
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Recent research suggests that the twisted and fractured surface of Mercury may be significantly shaped by the Sun's tidal forces, rather than solely by cooling and contraction, with upcoming data from the BepiColombo mission expected to shed more light on these planetary processes.
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