Mercury’s Tail – It’s Back!, Taken by David Marshall on December 20, 2024 @ Christ Church, Barbados
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/21/2024
MERCURY’S TAIL HAS RETURNED: Space weather affects some planets more than others. It’s really hard on Mercury. The solar wind scours Mercury’s rocky surface at point-blank range, creating a “sodium tail” occasionally visible from Earth. David Marshall of Christ Church, Barbados, saw it on Dec. 20th:
