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BRKG: NASA: Up to 1 trillion tons of ice found on Mercury (live press conference now)
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[quote:Weasel_Turbine:MV8yMDY2MTcwXzM0ODA1MTQzXzhBQUI3QjVF] [quote:Anonymous Coward 5248308:MV8yMDY2MTcwXzM0ODA0MDk1XzZGMThBRDc0] [quote:Anonymous Coward 28580932:MV8yMDY2MTcwXzM0NzYzMzE1XzQ2NDZFNkU5] Mercury??? It's way close to the sun. Daytime temperature is [b][color=red]400°C[/color][/b]... :wtf: [/quote] Mercury rotates at same speed at it revolves. Net out come: eternal day and eternal night on Mercury. The eternal night is where the ice is. [/quote] No it doesn't. They used to think that but since 1965 they've known it rotates 3 times for every 2 orbits. The ice is in permanently shadowed craters on the North pole. [/quote]
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@ScienceChannel 100 billion to 1 trillion tons of ice on Mercury! @NASA press conference LIVE here
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