Responsible for much of the smooth terrain on Mercury, the largest constituent of its surface. Evidence for volcanism confirmed during Messengers first two flybys. Evidence for earlier volcanism dating to half the age of the solar system was found during Mercury's third flyby. Now dormant, it once involved sulfurous compounds.
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