Dark Halos Discovered on Mercury

Scientists studying the harvest of photos from the MESSENGER spacecraft’s Jan. 14th flyby of Mercury have found several craters with strange dark halos and one crater with a spectacularly shiny bottom. This post outlines the possible causes that are being investigated.

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