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It is too small to have an atmosphere.
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What are the main features of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it is the crust and the upper mantle of the planet, containing the tectonic plates.
The lithosphere is best described as?
The lithosphere is a solid, rocky layer covering the entire surface of the planet.
What is pedo-lithosphere?
Pedo means soil. Lithosphere is the outer crust of a planet. Pedo-Lithosphere or pedosphere is the outermost soil layer of the Earth.
Caloris basin can be found on this planet?
The Caloris basin is on the planet Mercury.
What comprises the lithosphere?
The lithosphere outermost part of any rocky planet. The earth's lithosphere is comprised of the mantle and upper crust. The lithosphere is formed of plates that fit together, and at times move and shift, causing earthquakes.
What is mercury type of lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of a planet. All terrestrial planets have lithospheres, but the lithospheres found on Mercury, Venus, and Mars, are thicker and more rigid than Earth's. Mercury's lithosphere lacks fluids and is thick and immobile. It has not changed much in the last billion years.
Which planets do not have an atmosphere?
Each of the eight planets has an atmosphere, though you could argue that Mercury in the exception. Mercury has a surface pressure that is near enough zero or a vacuum, since the planet holds no real atmosphere due to its small size and proximity to the sun.
What part of the earth is called lithosphere?
Lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet.
Why moon does not have lithosphere?
Because the moon is in the exosphere far away from our planet and the lithosphere
Is mercury a planet or dwarf planet?
Mercury is a planet.
What are the features of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it is the crust and the upper mantle of the planet, containing the tectonic plates.
Why is mercury a dwarf- planet?
Mercury is not a dwarf planet. It is a planet.
What are the main features of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it is the crust and the upper mantle of the planet, containing the tectonic plates.
Where planet Mercury came from?
Mercury is itself a planet - it did not come from a planet!
What is planet closet to the sun?
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.
The lithosphere is best described as?
The lithosphere is a solid, rocky layer covering the entire surface of the planet.
How does the planet Mercury's spins?
how does the planet mercury's spins?
