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Why earth have plate tectonic in the universe known while others planet have no plate tectonic 14.139.183.121 ( talk) 13:06, 24 November 2023 (UTC) reply

Why is Mercury not added to the list Other celestial bodies (planets, moons) even though it contains tectonic activity?

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/tectonically-active-planet-mercury/

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/mercury-joins-earth-tectonically-active-planet Clerk18890 ( talk) 13:50, 16 December 2023 (UTC) reply