Thebrighterside.news May 09, 2026 • 16:07

Mercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surface - The Brighter Side of News

By Joseph Shavit, Joshua Shavit

New analysis suggests Mercury may hold a deep diamond layer formed as its carbon-rich core slowly crystallized.

Mercury does not look like a world built for extravagance. It is small, battered, sun-scorched and gray. Yet far below that dark surface, the innermost planet may hold one of the stranger planetary t… [+9612 chars]

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Mercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surface - The Brighter Side of News

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