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Mercury's density, magnetic field and surface holes still puzzle scientists

Original: Merkurs extreme Dichte, sein Magnetfeld und mysteriöse Oberflächenlöcher werfen bis heute große Fragen auf. @ pikarl erz

Mercury's unusually high density, its weak but puzzling magnetic field and mysterious hollows on its surface continue to raise major questions. In a podcast episode, science communicator pikarl recounts the planet's sporadic exploration history, from Albert Einstein's contributions to the few probes that have visited, and notes that a new mission is once again on its way to Mercury.

Why now: A spacecraft is once again approaching Mercury, renewing interest in the planet's many unexplained features.

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