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Mercury has ice in its craters despite being the closest planet to the Sun.
Despite surface temperatures that can reach 800°F (427°C), Mercury's poles contain craters that never receive sunlight. These permanently shadowed regions are cold enough to preserve water ice, estimated to be millions of years old. Radar observations suggest there could be enough ice to cover Washington, D.C.
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A day on Mercury is twice as long as its year.
Due to Mercury's slow rotation and fast orbit, it takes 176 Earth days for the Sun to move...
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The largest storm ever observed was bigger than Earth itself.
The Great Dark Spot on Neptune, observed by Voyager 2 in 1989, was large enough to contain the...
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Europa shoots water into space from 125-mile-high geysers.
Jupiter's moon Europa has massive water plumes that shoot from cracks in its icy surface. These geysers are...