The source of the significant water ice deposits hidden in Mercury's polar regions has been a topic of debate among ...

Mercury’s water ice has always looked like a contradiction. By day, the planet’s surface can soar to about 430 degrees Celsius, hot enough to destroy the idea of stable surface water almost on ...

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A new study suggests that water ice on Mercury may have been deposited in one Mercurian day by an impactor larger and slower ...