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Earth would look like a “double planet” to Mercury astronomers

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This bright, star-like pair is actually the Earth and the Moon from Mercury’s perspective, 114 million miles away. If Mercury had intelligent life, its astronomers would surely think the Moon is our twin planet, not just our satellite. [Discovery News]

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