Mercury is more than a dead rock revolving around the sun

By Meera Dolasia on 11/05/2011  
http://www.dogonews.com/2011/11/5/mercury-more-than-a-dead-rock-revolving-around-the-sun

Mercury is the smallest of all planets but a bit boring. It's most exciting characteristic was “the narrow ridges that scientists believed evolved millions of years ago, when the planet was first formed” – That means that it is not that boring after all. Scientists now have photos by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft of large holes on the surface of the planet. The holes seem as if they are new. Even if scientists don’t know the cause of the holes, they know for sure that it is not for sure the effects of wind or water erosion. Since Mercury is so close to the sun, “the hollows maybe a result of exposure to fierce heat and extreme space weather.” Another theory scientists have is that the sulfur and other explosive minerals nearby on the planet may be vaporizing because of the heat, solar. This is weakening the rock and making it all spongy.

I really think that this is really amazing. amazing. I wonder if it is going to get bigger over the years. And the funny thing is that I also thought Mercury was boring, but I guess not. This is the most interesting thing I've heard about Mercury. I hope they find more interesting things about Mercury. Before reading this article, I thought all the planets were boring except for Earth, but in fact, all of them are special and have something we haven't discovered yet. And who knows, maybe we will start finding life on all of the other planets.