Timeline of Mercury is the simplified chronology of Mercury, here, you will see the major events of Mercury from 4.539 billion years ago, to today and even the future.
Timeline[]
4.539 Billion Years Ago[]
- Planetesimals combined into each other, this has given the birth of Mercury.
4.539-3.5 Billion Years Ago[]
- Oceans of magma where flowing on Mercury's surface.
4.2 Billion Years Ago[]
- Mercury suffered a heavy bombardment, this cause many craters to have been created on his surface.
3.5 Billion Years Ago[]
- Mercury starts shrinking in size, because of this stopped the flow of lava on his surface.
3-1 Billion Years Ago[]
- Mercury has began to cool down, only shrinking him further.
- His crust and upper mantle thickened, getting pushed over itself in the process.
Today[]
- Mercury is now home to tons of ice on its surface, this ice is hidden on Mercury's dark size and his craters that receive little to no sunlight.
- Mercury is also home to organic matter in these craters, however this matter is not life
3.3 Billion Years From Now[]
- Jupiter's gravity might throw Mercury out of his own orbit, this can result in several outcomes.
- He might be thrown into the Sun, ultimately killing him.
- He might be ejected from the Solar System.
- He could collide with Venus.
- He could collide with Earth.
- However the chance of this is 1-2%.
- He could collide with Mars.
- Very unlikely.
