Frozen Water and Organic Material Discovered on Mercury The north pole of Mercury, featuring craters such as Prokofiev (the large one) that have permanently shadowed regions and contain water ice and organic material. November 29, 2012 For the first time, scientists have confirmed that the planet Mercury holds at least 100 billion tons of water ice as well as organic material in permanently shadowed craters at its north pole. [...] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/water-ice-organics-mercury/ [with comments]
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