there's frozen water (aka ice) on Mercury! ... and organic matter as well !!
By Stephan
@stk40m (1119)
Koeln, Germany
December 1, 2012 4:39pm CST
at least that's what NASA reported two days ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/messenger/media/PressConf20121129.html
so in the permanent shadow inside the craters of Mercury's polar region it is cold enough to form water ice. And somehow, probably through comets or asteroids the water and organic compounds ended up there. Isn't that fascinating? On a planet that's supposed to be far too hot on its surface to even store water in its liquid form they've found ice. Nice. 
do you think there's a chance any other planet than Earth or a moon in this solar system could bear (primitive) life? ET on our door steps so to speak?
do you think there's a chance any other planet than Earth or a moon in this solar system could bear (primitive) life? ET on our door steps so to speak?1 person likes this
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
Very interesting... there are so many things in our universe that never cease to amaze us... and this new NASA finding is not an exemption... books would always say that the existence of water in Mercury is impossible... but now... that needs to be changed... i wonder if there will ever be a time when space travel would be possible... i hope that happens in our lifetime... it would be so exciting to go to another planet...
