Timeline of Mercury: From Formation to Demise

Today, Mercury is largely seen as a dead planet. It is scarred with craters, devoid of biosignatures, and devoid of any notable atmosphere. This raises two questions: Was Mercury always like this? Does its desolate landscape hide a rich timeline? This video attempts to answer these questions by exploring the full timeline of Mercury, from its formation to its ending, based on the latest research. It also notes how humanity could rewrite Mercury's future. 0:00 History 3:03 Future 7:45 End screen Music (in order of appearance in the video): 'Starfire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Race The Sun' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Additional sound effects are from freesound.org: HeavyWobblyImpactHit_15 by Johnny25225 -- https://freesound.org/s/718004/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Space Explosion by qubodup -- https://freesound.org/s/814054/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 big explosion by lowpolygon -- https://freesound.org/s/654171/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...