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Scientists have determined that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, may contain a 10-mile thick mantle layer of diamonds based on data from NASA’s MESSENGER space probe, Space.com reported.

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

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Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

Mercury could have a thick underground layer of diamonds, ... The last completed mission to Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER, orbited the planet between March 2011 and April 2015.