Giant asteroid crash altered Mercury's spin

Mercury may once have orbited the Sun in a synchronous rotation, according to new calculations that suggest a collision with a large asteroid may have knocked Mercury into its unusual orbit.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5075/did-a-giant-asteroid-crash-alter-mercurys-spin

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