What May Have Caused Mercury to Have a Large Metallic

question 17

Multiple Choice

What may have caused Mercury to have a large metallic core and a relatively thin crust?

• A) a large impact
• B) tidal coupling with the Sun
• C) solar wind clearing the nebula
• D) a slow orbital period
• E) a long period of flooding

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