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New Research Shows How Mercury's Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism

Researchers have figured out how to use lunar samples to determine the nature of volcanic activity on ancient Mercury. It's all based on SiO2, or silicon dioxide. Its abundance in a planet's crust reveals a lot about magma and volcanic activity.

New Research Shows How Mercury's Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism

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