News & Views Published: 01 October 2012 Geomorphology Tectonically twisted rivers Eric Kirby Nature Geoscience 5, 688–689 (2012) Cite this article ...

These tectonically deformed provinces are intermediate in age between the young south polar region and the older ancient cratered terrain 2, are similar in scale to the South Polar Terrain ...

In order to have formed recently, Mercury would have to be tectonically active right now and in the process of contracting. The only planet known to have this feature, up until now, was Earth.

The moon may be dynamic and tectonically active like Earth - not the inert world some scientists had believed it to be - based on a new analysis disclosed on Monday of quakes measured by ...

As the moon’s interior has cooled, its radius is thought to have shrunk by about 100 meters. But whether the moon is still tectonically active today has been a mystery.

The eruption comes just hours after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia's Pacific coast - prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific and beyond ...

The tectonic plates that cover the entire earth are truly fascinating. Their boundaries and how they interact with each other play a huge role in our environment, including causing massive ...

But to be tectonically active, a planet needs to have a cracked surface that is being pushed around by internal forces. Only Mercury and Earth have that.

Mercury is known for being the smallest planet in the Solar System, but, according to NASA, it's also the only one besides Earth that's tectonically active. Unlike Venus and Mars, which are ...