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BepiColombo Finds Mercury's Radius Shrunk by Over 10km

The joint ESA-JAXA mission detects the planet's contraction as it prepares for orbital insertion in November.

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  1. Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds Latest articles
  2. BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

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