{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ice on Mercury?!","description":"Surprisingly, Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, which can reach daytime temperatures of 430 degrees C (about 800 degrees F), has ice! Kristen discusses research describing a newly-discovered mechanism for water formation and freezing on Mercury. References and Resources  Primary Literature: A New In Situ Quasi-continuous Solar-wind Source of Molecular Water on Mercury    https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/ab6bda   Articles   Science Daily: Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps    https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/03\/200313155329.htm   The Daily Galaxy: \u201cVulcan Heat\u201d \u2013Mercury\u2019s Gigantic Ice-Making Paradox    https:\/\/dailygalaxy.com\/2020\/03\/vulcan-heat-mercurys-gigantic-ice-making-paradox\/   NASA Science: Mercury    https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/planets\/mercury\/in-depth\/   Nova: The Ninth Planet That Wasn't    https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/article\/hunt-for-vulcan\/      Connect - Leave comments, suggest topics, and ask science questions! Website: earlybirdscience.com Twitter: @EarlyBirdSci Instagram: @EarlyBirdScience Facebook: @EarlyBirdScience &amp;nbsp; Check out Kristen\u2019s other show, Headshake, a stream-of-consciousness science podcast (EXPLICIT CONTENT): headshake.show ","author_name":"Early Bird Science","author_url":"https:\/\/www.earlybirdscience.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13957664\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/69760832"}