Estudio alemán indica que Mercurio se ha encogido significativamente

Estudio alemán indica que Mercurio se ha encogido significativamente

Ciencia

Investigadores del Centro Aeroespacial Alemán afirmaron que Mercurio está perdiendo cerca de 14 millas de su radio, aproximadamente un 30 % más rápido de lo que se creía. Análisis previos de datos de la sonda MESSENGER habían sugerido una reducción del radio de hasta 11,6 km, y estudios posteriores indicaron una contracción del diámetro de hasta 14,5 millas desde su formación; la misión BepiColombo está programada para investigar estos resultados. Estos hallazgos se suman a informes anteriores que señalaban una disminución mayor a la esperada y subrayan que las mediciones de BepiColombo servirán para validar las nuevas estimaciones.

Actores

German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research Gaku Nishiyama BepiColombo mission NASA’s Messenger probe

Ubicaciones

Germany

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