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Is Mercury hollow?
The hollows’ fresh appearance and relative youth compared to the craters with which they’re often associated suggest that contrary to prevailing theories, Mercury’s surface is still evolving as volatile materials excavated by impacts vaporize at the surface, creating these distinctive voids.
How are hollows formed on Mercury?
Hollows are typically clusters of rimless depressions with flat floors and haloes of bright (high albedo) material surrounding them. Hollows are thought to form by loss of volatiles from the surface by sublimation, caused by the intense solar radiation on the airless planet.
What would happen if you stood on Mercury?
Its proximity to the Sun means that one side of the planet can reach scorching temperatures that exceed 430 degrees Celsius, but Mercury rotates so slowly that the cooler side can dip below -180 degrees Celsius. If you visited Mercury, you’d either freeze or bake to death, depending on which side you walked on.
Is Mercury really blue?
The colours are real, but have been enhanced to allow the human eye to discern distinct chemical, mineralogical, and physical regions across the planet’s cratered surface. The light blue and white streaks are lines or ‘rays’ caused by material blasted out of younger craters from more recent impacts.
What is the Mercury spider?
Apollodorus is an impact crater on Mercury. Its unusual appearance, with radiating dark troughs, led to a nickname of “the Spider” by scientists before its official name was decided. In addition, the crater is slightly (by about 40 km) offset from the exact center of the Pantheon Fossae.
Does Mercury have caves?
Yes. Caves have been spotted on Mars and the moon (not a planet, but it has caves). For sure! Lava tubes are really cool, and probably exist on several planets and dwarf planets and moons such as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Ceres, Titan, etc.
What is the biggest crater on Mercury?
the Caloris basin
The crater, discovered in 1974, is surrounded by the Caloris Montes, a ring of mountains approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) tall….Caloris Planitia.
| Mosaic of the Caloris basin based on photographs by the MESSENGER orbiter. | |
|---|---|
| Planet | Mercury |
| Coordinates | 30.5°N 189.8°WCoordinates:30.5°N 189.8°W |
How long would you survive on Mercury without a spacesuit?
Without your spacesuit, you’d either freeze or instantly turn into a carbon brick, depending on which side of the planet you were standing on. If you were to venture there without any gear, you would survive for less than 2 minutes, provided that you held your breath!
Why we Cannot live in Mercury?
Scientists do not believe there has ever been life on Mercury. The atmosphere on Mercury is almost non-existant. It doesn’t protect the planet from the harsh radiation of the Sun or radiation from space, nor does it trap heat and provide a breathable atmosphere. Mercury is inhospitable and sterile.
Is Mercury dark all the time?
The planet closest to our sun, Mercury, is oddly dark. And scientists may now know why. This enhanced color image highlights Mercury’s low-reflectance material, which appears blue in this image, and its association with impact-excavated material.
Why does the Moon almost have no erosion?
The moon has almost no erosion because it has no atmosphere. That means it has no wind, it has no weather, and it certainly has no plants. Almost nothing can remove marks on its surface once they are made. As a result, very few rocks on Earth are as old as the rocks on the moon.