Mercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surface

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Mercury could be hiding a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds beneath its surface, scientists discover

Mercury, the smallest and least explored planet in our solar system, has long been shrouded in mystery. Despite its scorched ...
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Inside Mercury: What experimental geophysics is revealing about our strangest planet

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a sun-scorched, metal-rich world with a puzzling magnetic field and lavas unlike ...
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Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say

(CNN) — A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research.