HARDCORE TO ZE MEGA
Is it, though?
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.
I don’t think we should be pointing out how big the cores of other planets are. Seems rude.
It’s not. Mercury is hollow. Inside is Earth.
Because that’s where the flavor is.
Jealous?
Look at Mercury’s core! It’s enormous! He’s not civilized, like us!
Lol
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
tidal forces maybe? *seems like no, i was thinking of it being molten, not big
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
I don’t know if astronomy.com is a good site plus it’s an old article: “November 26, 2012”.
I mean, it’s a reputable magazine. It’s not a scientific study directly but it seems fine and cites some specific data, and the author is an actual professor of planetary science. And it’s actually been updated with a more modern hypothesis circa 2021 at the bottom. It’s not like our understanding of mercury has completely changed in the last 10-15 years
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
Just lucky I guess
woke
Sun keep it warm like those lamps at the Chinese buffet
everything is egg
Is hot yo
I think it’s normal and the other planets just have weirdly small cores
