Mercury as Sol-Bound Iron Spheroid: A Mechanical Reclassification

This paper proposes the reclassification of Mercury from 'terrestrial planet' to 'Sol-bound iron spheroid' based on mechanical analysis within the Webb Mechanical Metric (WMM) framework. Mercury exhibits none of the defining characteristics of planetary bodies: no independent gravitational authority, no atmospheric retention capacity, no geological activity, and no internal dynamics. Analysis of crater morphology reveals uniform depth regardless of impact width, consistent with impactors striking an iron 'floor' immediately beneath a thin silicate veneer rather than penetrating through differentiated planetary layers. The radar-bright polar regions, conventionally attributed to water ice deposits, are reinterpreted as exposed iron surface at thermal sink points on a conducting metal sphere. WMM formation zone mechanics predict Mercury's architecture directly: the innermost thermal zone (>1800°C) permitted iron condensation while preventing significant silicate accumulation, producing an Fe-dominant body with minimal shell rather than a 'stripped' planet that lost its mantle. Mercury's gravitational binding operates identically to lunar-class objects—primarily bound to Sol with no secondary binding authority over its own surface. Furthermore, Mercury's anomalous perihelion precession—the canonical proof of General Relativity—is reinterpreted as a mechanical consequence of an exposed iron conductor moving through Sol's magnetic field, experiencing electromagnetic torque and gravitational density interaction that accumulates as orbital rotation. The 'planet' classification obscures Mercury's mechanical reality and generates false expectations requiring endless ad hoc explanations.