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By Daniela Hernandez / The Bulletin
June 17, 2011
LOS ANGELES — Despite its proximity to the sun, portions of the surface of Mercury appear to be covered in ice, scientists said Thursday after analyzing some 20,000 new images of the smallest planet in the solar system.
The pictures beamed to Earth by the Messenger spacecraft strongly suggest....