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Mercury was discovered by the Ancients.
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The mass of Mercury is 5% of Earth.
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Mercury was the Roman version of the Greek
god Hermes in astronomy mythology.
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On Earth, you way a lot more than you
would on Mercury because Mercury is a
lot smaller than Earth and has less gravity
than Earth!
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If you weigh only 70 lbs. on Earth, you
way only 27 lbs. on Mercury!
I wish I lived
on
Mercury, I
would not
weigh a lot!
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Mercury shines very brightly in early
morning just before the sun rises, so
sometimes Mercury is called a “morning
star.”
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It is also called an “evening star”
from:
because of the same reason. Picture
lunarplanner.com
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Sometimes, Mercury is often visible for a
short period of time right after the sun
sets.
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Mercury’s core covers up about 75% of
the planet.
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cosmographica.com
Picture from:
googleimages.com
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Mercury was the messenger
of other gods, and Mercury
was usually shown in
pictures with winged
sandals.
Mercury also delivered messages and
was protector of merchants and
travelers.
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Next to Earth, Mercury is the 2nd most
dense planet in our solar system.
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As Mercury’s iron core cools, it shrinks
causing its rocky crust to become
wrinkled.
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windows2universe.org
Picture from:
nasa.gov
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Scientists started calling Mercury’s
wrinkles Lobate Scarps.
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It takes Mercury 59 days to rotate, but
only 88 days to circle around the sun.
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On Mercury, there are 2 fewer days in a
year.
YAY!
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 Nasa.gov
 Google images.com
 Google.com
 Windows2universe.com
 Spacestationinfo.com
 Smileyface.org.uk
 Graphicshunt.com
 Cosmographica.com
 Lunarplanner.com
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graphicshunt.com
That was Josie Channell’s
solar system project on….
Mercury!
What was
something
new you
learned
about
Mercury???
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