Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, has a 10-mile-thick mantle of pure diamond, according to NASA.
The report, derived from data taken from the NASA MESSENGER probe that orbited the red-hot planet for four years and plunged into its surface in 2015, suggests a 10-mile-thick layer underneath the planet’s crust previously thought to consist of graphite is actually diamond, according to Space.com.
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