Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. At its equator in daytime, the surface can reach about 430...
Deep inside polar craters on Mercury, sunlight has never once fallen — and NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft confirmed in 2012 that those permanently shadowed floors hold ancient water ice, sitting metres from terrain hot enough to melt lead
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. At its equator in daytime, the surface can reach about 430 degrees Celsius, well above the melting point of lead.
Author: Space Daily
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