{"633628":{"#nid":"633628","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mercury\u2019s 400\u00b0C Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story by Ben Brumfield was first published by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/mercurys-400oc-heat-may-help-it-make-its-own-ice\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Horizons\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/mercurys-400oc-heat-may-help-it-make-its-own-ice\u0022\u003EView the video and full feature\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/ab6bda\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ea new study says\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs with Earth, asteroids delivered most of Mercury\u0026rsquo;s water, the scientific consensus holds. But the extreme daytime heat could be combining with the minus 200-degree Celsius cold in nooks of polar craters that never see sunlight to act as a gigantic ice-making chemistry lab, say researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe chemistry is not too complicated. But the new study models it onto complex conditions on Mercury, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solar_wind\u0022\u003Esolar winds\u003C\/a\u003E that pelt the planet with charged particles, many of which are protons key to that chemistry. The model presents a feasible path for water to arise and collect as ice on a planet rife with all the necessary components.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is not some strange, out-of-left-field idea. The basic chemical mechanism has been observed dozens of times in studies since the late 1960s,\u0026rdquo; said Brant Jones, a researcher in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the paper\u0026rsquo;s first author. \u0026ldquo;But that was on well-defined surfaces. Applying that chemistry to complicated surfaces like those on a planet is groundbreaking research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/mercurys-400oc-heat-may-help-it-make-its-own-ice\u0022\u003ERead more, view the video and full feature\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExternal News Coverage:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpaceref-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/spaceref.com\/mercury\/mercurys-400-c-heat-may-help-it-make-its-own-ice.html\u0022\u003EMercury\u0026#39;s 400 C Heat May Help It make Its Own Ice\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENew Atlas-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/space\/mercury-ice-heat-chemistry\/\u0022\u003EMercury may paradoxically use intense heat to make huge amounts of ice\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExpress-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/science\/1256724\/asteroid-news-nasa-reveals-ice-formed-planet-mercury\u0022\u003EAsteroid shock: NASA reveals space rock responsible for \u0026#39;90%\u0026#39; of ice on 750F Mercury\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Next Web-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/03\/21\/mercurys-extremely-hot-temperatures-might-help-ice-form-on-its-surface\/\u0022\u003EMercury\u0026rsquo;s extremely hot temperatures might help ice form on its surface\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESciencedaily-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/03\/200313155329.htm\u0022\u003EMercury\u0026#39;s scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYahoo News-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/planet-mercury-could-forging-ice-201500623.html\u0022\u003EPlanet Mercury could be forging ice in the Sun\u0026#39;s intense heat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhysics World-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/solar-wind-and-extreme-heat-creates-ice-on-mercury-say-researchers\/\u0022\u003ESolar wind and extreme heat creates ice on Mercury, say researchers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUniverse Today-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/145410\/the-intense-heat-from-the-sun-helps-ice-form-on-mercury-wait-what\/\u0022\u003EThe Intense Heat from the Sun Helps Ice Form on Mercury. Wait\u0026hellip; What?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIFLScience-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/space\/scientists-model-how-the-sun-helps-to-generate-ice-on-mercury\/\u0022\u003EScientists Model How The Sun Helps To Generate Ice On Mercury\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENASA Goddard Space Flight Center\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/sed\/bio\/menelaos.sarantos-1\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003EMenelaos Sarantos\u003C\/a\u003E coauthored the study. The research was funded by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003EREVEALS or Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces\u003C\/a\u003E research group (agreements #NNA17BF68A REVEALS), and by the NASA Planetary Atmospheres programs (#NNX14AH41G) and (#NNX14AJ46G). Any findings, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the sponsors at NASA.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A new study says that extreme heat likely helps make some of Mercury\u0027s ice. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. 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