Tag: mercury
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Brace for a Harsh Summer: Met Office Patna | Patna News – Times of India
[ad_1] Patna: The mercury is gradually going up at most places across the state, with maximum temperatures crossing over 30 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the day-time temperature will continue to rise by 2-4 degrees Celsius in the next three days. Ashish Kumar Singh, a scientist at the Patna Meteorological Centre,…
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Relief from shivering cold Jaipur: Mercury continued to take an upward swing across the state on Sunday and provided relief from shivering cold conditions | Jaipur News – Times of India
[ad_1] Jaipur: Mercury continued to take an upward swing across the state on Sunday and provided relief from shivering cold conditions. Alwar remained coldest in the state with a minimum temperature of 5.2 degrees Celsius. A rise of almost 5 degrees Celsius was witnessed on average across the state.Attributing the rise in mercury to active…
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Mercury has salt glaciers that could provide the conditions for life
[ad_1] Geological formations called hollows on Mercury taken by NASA’s orbital Messenger spacecraft NASA/JHU APL/CIW Mercury might have salt glaciers that could create the conditions necessary for life kilometres underground. These rock salts may encircle the entire planet, and could transform our image of Mercury as a barren wasteland. In space, easy-to-vaporise compounds such as…