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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago

Why does Mercury have a weirdly huge core?

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Why does Mercury have a weirdly huge core?

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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • CrookedSerpent [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    HARDCORE TO ZE MEGA egghead

    • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]@hexbear.net
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      Is it, though?

  • AtmosphericRiversCuomo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Because the sun’s magnetic field pulled iron-rich particles inward during the planet-forming process, causing Mercury to accumulate a much higher proportion of metal compared to rock.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    Because that’s where the flavor is.

  • HelluvaBottomCarter [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    I don’t think we should be pointing out how big the cores of other planets are. Seems rude.

  • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]@hexbear.net
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    It’s not. Mercury is hollow. Inside is Earth.

  • Facky [he/him,comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Jealous?

    • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]@hexbear.net
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      Look at Mercury’s core! It’s enormous! He’s not civilized, like us!

      • Facky [he/him,comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        Lol

  • kleeon [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    My guess is because it’s closer to the sun. Lighter elements got blown out by solar winds to outer parts of the solar system, while heavier elements(like metals) generally stayed in the middle

  • plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    tidal forces maybe? *seems like no, i was thinking of it being molten, not big

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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      Sigh. Googling used to be fun for me. But now I tend to get annoyed. Answers seem to contradict each other. I’ll leave this here - https://www.google.com/search?q=why+does+mercury+have+a+huge+core

      • plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-does-mercury-have-such-a-large-core/

        shrug-outta-hecks

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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          I don’t know if astronomy.com is a good site plus it’s an old article: “November 26, 2012”.

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  • Lamprey [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    I’m going to guess that the heat from the sun has stripped away all but the most robust elements from the surface.

    Post guess reading:

    Damn others had the theory but it’s been disproven

  • RuthBaderGonesburg [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Sun keep it warm like those lamps at the Chinese buffet

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    Is hot yo

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    because it does all those ab workouts, stretches, and planks, and balancing with good posture unlike you HGH bozos that just stand around drinking pre-workout and hitting your glamour muscles.

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    I think it’s normal and the other planets just have weirdly small cores

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    everything is egg

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