HARDCORE TO ZE MEGA 
this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025
39 points (100.0% liked)
askchapo
22957 readers
158 users here now
Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
-
Posts must ask a question.
-
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
-
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
-
Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
Is it, though?
I don't think we should be pointing out how big the cores of other planets are. Seems rude.
Because the sun's magnetic field pulled iron-rich particles inward during the planet-forming process, causing Mercury to accumulate a much higher proportion of metal compared to rock.
It's not. Mercury is hollow. Inside is Earth.
Because that's where the flavor is.
Jealous?
Look at Mercury's core! It's enormous! He's not civilized, like us!
Lol
My guess is because it's closer to the sun. Lighter elements got blown out by solar winds to outer parts of the solar system, while heavier elements(like metals) generally stayed in the middle
tidal forces maybe? *seems like no, i was thinking of it being molten, not big
Sigh. Googling used to be fun for me. But now I tend to get annoyed. Answers seem to contradict each other. I'll leave this here - https://www.google.com/search?q=why+does+mercury+have+a+huge+core
I don't know if astronomy.com is a good site plus it's an old article: "November 26, 2012".
I mean, it's a reputable magazine. It's not a scientific study directly but it seems fine and cites some specific data, and the author is an actual professor of planetary science. And it's actually been updated with a more modern hypothesis circa 2021 at the bottom. It's not like our understanding of mercury has completely changed in the last 10-15 years
I'm going to guess that the heat from the sun has stripped away all but the most robust elements from the surface.
Post guess reading:
Damn others had the theory but it's been disproven
Just lucky I guess
woke
Sun keep it warm like those lamps at the Chinese buffet
everything is egg
Is hot yo
I think it's normal and the other planets just have weirdly small cores
because it does all those ab workouts, stretches, and planks, and balancing with good posture unlike you HGH bozos that just stand around drinking pre-workout and hitting your glamour muscles.
big cores are usually the result of two planets crashing together.
What’s in my pants at the end of November, bros 😏