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Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field, scientists…

Science – New scientific evidence suggests that deep inside the planet Mercury, iron "snow" forms and falls toward the center of the planet, much like snowflakes form in Earth's atmosphere and fall to the ground.

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GregD: The link for this story has been redirected to the original source story. Please avoid breaking the middleman rule.

2008-05-11 09:35:21

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