Rice researchers find sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's
April 13, 2026
April 13, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers find sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's
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Mercury is a small, rocky planet about which researchers know relatively little. Two missions, taking readings as they passed over the planet, have revealed that Mercury is covered by an iron-poor and sulfur-rich crust. It is also reduced, a chemical state in which the subst . . .
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Rice researchers find sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's
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Mercury is a small, rocky planet about which researchers know relatively little. Two missions, taking readings as they passed over the planet, have revealed that Mercury is covered by an iron-poor and sulfur-rich crust. It is also reduced, a chemical state in which the subst . . .