Mercury Has a Radiation Belt After All—But It’s Super Wonky
science
Mercury has a radiation belt that traps harmful radiation, similar to other magnetized planets. But io9 reports it's unusually unstable, existing only sometimes instead of staying constant.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/mercury-has-a-radiation-belt-after-al...
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