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Meteors shower Mercury

Pelt of space rocks kicks up a massive calcium cloud

Messenger spacecraft

SPACE SHOWERS  Recurring puffs of calcium seen by MESSENGER at Mercury (illustrated) might be connected to the Taurid meteor shower, a new study suggests.

NASA, JHU-APL, Carnegie Institution of Washington

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

OXON HILL, Md. — A meteor shower on Mercury appears to be causing a ruckus on the innermost planet.