Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought

September 10, 2026 · 1:00 pm 2 sources

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• Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought
  The New York Times · September 11, 2026 15:40
  New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.

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• The planet Mercury is shrinking far faster than we thought
  Scientific American · September 10, 2026 13:00
  The planet’s “wrinkles” give scientists a clue into how the world is contracting in size