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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

tidal forces maybe? *seems like no, i was thinking of it being molten, not big

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know if astronomy.com is a good site plus it's an old article: "November 26, 2012".