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Mercury Shrinkage Revealed: New Method Unlocks Planetary Mysteries

8/18/2025

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Researchers found Mercury shrank by 2.7 to 5.6 kilometers over 4.5 billion years due to cooling.
A new method for estimating planetary shrinkage was developed, utilizing various fault datasets.
This method may also be applicable to other planets, such as Mars.
The study's findings were published in AGU Advances.

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Researchers found Mercury shrank by 2.7 to 5.6 kilometers over 4.5 billion years due to cooling.
A new method for estimating planetary shrinkage was developed, utilizing various fault datasets.
This method may also be applicable to other planets, such as Mars.
The study's findings were published in AGU Advances.