http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=6927
This article is another example of mainstream's tendency to come up with ad hoc explanations to account for anomalies.
In this case, they once again resort to the technique of postulating a process as taking place in the hidden interior where it cannot be disproven by observations.
Coloration my own.
They really are desperate!The movement of this iron snow could be responsible for Mercury's mysterious magnetic field, say researchers from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve University.
This is stated as a fact, but the fact is:Made mostly of iron, Mercury's core is also thought to contain sulfur, which lowers the melting point of iron and plays an important role in producing the planet's magnetic field.
we know very little about its core
This means that papers will be published in professional journals with complex models described by elaborate mathematical calculations all leading to erroneous conclusions because they are based on an incorrect initial assumption."Our findings provide a new context into which forthcoming observational data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft can be placed, "Li said. "We can now connect the physical state of our innermost planet with the formation and evolution of terrestrial planets in general."
Nick