Mercury, the smallest planet in the Solar System, is contracting as it cools, creating distinctive wrinkles across its surface. Analysis of these features suggests that since the planet formed, its ...

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Telltale wrinkles that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, suggest it was once a larger world that has shrunk in size — and it may be shrinking more than scientists realized. The smallest ...