By Jonah D.

• 1. Title1. Title

• 2. table of Contents2. table of Contents

• 3. What do scientist think the surface od Mercury is like? & What is the atmosphere like on 3. What do scientist think the surface od Mercury is like? & What is the atmosphere like on

Mercury?Mercury?

• 4. What is the temperature range? & What is the diameter and circumference?4. What is the temperature range? & What is the diameter and circumference?

• 5. Does it have have any moons? & How far is Mercury from the Sun?5. Does it have have any moons? & How far is Mercury from the Sun?

• 6. How many miles is Mercury from Earth? & How many Earth hours/days does it take 6. How many miles is Mercury from Earth? & How many Earth hours/days does it take

Mercury to rotate one?Mercury to rotate one?

• 7. How long does it take Mercury to revolve around the sun? How did Mercury get its name?7. How long does it take Mercury to revolve around the sun? How did Mercury get its name?

• 8. Are there any other interesting or important facts?8. Are there any other interesting or important facts?

• 9 Bibliography/Webliography9 Bibliography/Webliography

The temperature ranges from 800˚f in the

light side and -290˚f in the dark side. The

diameter of mercury is 3,032 miles and the

circumference is 9,530 miles.

Mercury has no moons. It is 35,983,000

miles from the sun.

The closest they get is 77 million miles apart.

The farthest they get is 222 million miles. It

takes Mercury 176 days to rotate one time.

It takes 88 days for mercury to revolve around

the sun. Mercury is named after the speedy

messenger of the gods mercury.

• Only two space crafts have visited mercury

mariner 10 and MESSENGER.

• Mercury has wrinkles! As the iron core cooled

the planet wrinkled

• Until 1965 it was thought that the same side

of mercury faced the sun but it rotates.

Erikson, Kriston. "Solar System Exploration." NASA. April, 7,

2014. NASA. 7 April, 2014. <NASA.gov>.

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