Describe some of the features of Mercury's surface and briefly explain how these features are believed to have formed
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Scarps: Long, cliff-like structures that formed as the interior cooled and shrank.
Craters: Roughly circular features formed by impacts, similar to the Moon's craters.
Intercrater plains: Rolling plains that cover 40% of Mercury's surface that covered earlier craters.
Smooth plains: Lava-filled craters similar to the Moon's maria, but lighter in color.
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What is interesting about Saturn's large moon Titan?
A) It is one of Saturn's two large moons. B) It has a 2:1 resonance with Mimas and a 4:1 resonance with the Cassini gap. C) It has its own moon. D) It orbits Saturn in a retrograde sense. E) It has an atmosphere.
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Mass can flow from one star in a binary system to its companion through the first ____________________ point
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