Mercury: A Transition Metal

Mercury also came up in science class. When first presented with the jumble of the periodic table, I scanned for mercury and couldn’t find it. It is there—between gold, which is also dense and soft, and thallium, which is also poisonous. But

Mercury is a heavy metal with serious side effects like heart problems, digestive imbalance, loss of memory, breathing problems, ADD, depression, etc.

It is believed that only 55% of Mercury has been mapped, however, that 55% has yielded a number of interesting finds, there are three significant geological features on Mercury, these are: smooth plains, intercrater plains and rugged highlands. The smooth plains resemble Lunar Maria, that is, large dark basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic eruption, found on the Earth’s moon. The Intercrater Plains are impact craters, pocked with a number of smaller craters, which cover 70% of the examined surface. These craters are particularly deep, due to the planets lack of an atmosphere to slow the bodies before impact. The rugged highlands resemble mountainous regions of the Earth; however, there is no evidence of tectonic motions to have caused them. Mercury is made up of predominately iron, its crust is only 500-600km thick and there is evidence of volcanic activity, although it is believed that the planet has been geologically dormant for billions of years.

Mercury's surface is covered with craters, rocks and dust, resulting in a rather barren appearance. It is thought that Mercury's surface greatly resembles that of our Moon which orbits Earth. The study of the surface features by Schiaparelli and his logging of their movements led him to conclude that Mercury always faces the same side towards the Sun. The craters on Mercury's surface range in size from the relatively small, to huge impact craters caused by collisions with asteroids or meteors. The biggest known crater on Mercury, the Caloris Basin, was one of these, with a diameter of 1550km square. The Messenger spacecraft has created a digital imagery of some of Mercury's surface, and identified 15 of these impact craters. There can also be found plains, such as the Odin Planitia, named for the Norse God Odin. There are also mountains, such as the Caloris Montes, valleys such as

Mercury's most prominent feature is its surface geology. It's almost like the moon, with extensive mare-like plains and heavy cratering, showing that the planet has been geologically inactive for billions of years. Craters range in diameter from bowl-shaped cavities to multi-ringed impact basins hundreds of kilometers across. One of the largest crater is the Caloris Basin, with the diameter of 1,550 km. The impact was so powerful that it caused lava eruptions and a concentrated ring over 2 km tall surrounding the basin to form. There are two distinct regions of plains on Mercury. These plains occur between the crater impacts and they bear a strong resemblence to the lunar maria. From the MESSENGER spacecraft, we were able to see that there

After the sun sets, the planet Mercury is out. The telescope rocks back and forth from the wind, but a small charm is cast and it stabilizes. The brightness of the moon is distracting to the plain eye, but this telescope was enchanted to focus. With the light dying and the wind whipping around the Astronomy Tower, you'd think it would be hard to see the details of Mercury, but the planet was in perfect view. The surface of the planet looked like a burn victims skin, craters upon craters devoured the graying celestial object. Boulders covered the area that was smooth and the bottom of the pits. Mercury's craters had formed in paths that looked almost like rivers flowing on the surface, which, upon closer inspection, proved to be almost accurate.

The planet Mercury, named after the Roman God of Thievery, has an incredible grey surface, littered with craters. Whilst it may lack an environment, pulverised dust roams across its massive stretches of grey fields, and rocky cavities form the land of mercury, resulting in a lack of any possibility of life, unfortunately. Images taken from powerful telescopes give the resemblance of this planet to Earth's own moon, through the grey colours and rocky formations. From Muggle Space Probes, we know that there have not been any signs of clouds, dust storms, or any form of a source of water, further connecting it to the moon. The Caloris Basin, the largest crater on the planet, stretches for 1,550 kilometres across Mercury's fields of grey;

The geology of Mercury is similar to the geology of the Moon. Although, Mercury is a much denser planet with a larger liquid iron core. The surface of Mercury is covered by impact craters. Although, only 55% of the Mercury has been mapped in enough detail to see its geology. Some of the largest craters were filled with lava from Mercury’s interior. Craters on Mercury can be small bowl-shaped pockets, or huge impact craters. The largest crater on Mercury is the Caloris Basin. There have been about 15 large impact basins that have been identified on Mercury. Just like the Moon, the larger craters have bright rays of material; it’s brighter because it hasn’t been as weathered by impacts. One of the unique places on Mercury are the regions around

You are now ready to explore every planet in our solar system. You will learn tons of cool facts about each planet. This will also teach you about where the names of our planets came from and what the planet is known for. Mercury and its speed.

Mercury is a heavy silver white liquid metal. Mercury’s melting point -38.9 degrees c. The group that mercury is in the zinc group and also the isotopes number of mercury is 198. Mercury was discovered by sumerians, mercury was discovered in 265 b.c. in 1639. It fits in because it has a melting point and it has atomic numbers. Mercury is used for batteries. Mercury’s medical issues are highly toxic, and it has fate transportation deposition. Mercury is toxic and makes you get nervous when effected. Mercury is affected because of its numbers and compounds. It causes effects the nerves, digestive, and the lungs. The environmental effects are elemental, inorganic, and methylmercury. The greek name of mercury is hydrargyrum wh

It is curious discoveries and predictions we make about the contents in our solar system. Mercury’s, the smallest planet, core has been studied and theorized about. When it comes to density and size, “geologists estimate that Mercury's core occupies about 42% of its volume, compared to Earth's 17%.” (https://phys.org/news/2015-08-planet-mercury.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). The theory most widely assumed is that “was once a larger planet … struck by a planetesimal measuring several thousand km in diameter. This impact could have then stripped away much of the original crust and mantle, leaving behind the core as a major component.” Planetesimals are dust, rock and other space matter: regarding its most impactful

Mercury; the first planet from the Sun; has a surface geology similar to Earth's moon. Mercury is littered with craters, boulders, and dust. Mercury is is quite dead and most certainly has been for a long time. There is also no signs of any weather; whether it be dust storms, rain, clouds, so on and so forth. There is nothing besides dirt, craters, and boulders. Mercury's magnetic field is quite similar to Earth's; Mercury's magnetic field also comes from it's iron enriched core. Mercury's core has a diameter of about 3,600 kilometres (radius of about 1,800 kilometres). About 60% of Mercury's mass is contained inside its iron core. "The ratio of core volume to total planet volume is greater for Mercury than for any other object in the Solar

Mercury is a chemical element of heavy silver and white metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures. The main use of mercury is the making of thermometers and barometers. Sometimes mercury is used as an electrode in the production of batteries. Mercury can be very toxic and harmful to the human body. If inhaled it can cause destruction to the nervous, digestive, and immune systems and can even be fatal. Mercury is found in many natural sources such as volcanos, forest fires, and fossil fuels (coal and petroleum). Studies show power plants to be the largest source of mercury in the United States. Humans can prevent mercury contamination in several ways. When shopping for items such as thermometers, try to get them “mercury free.”

Mercury, named after the Roman God of Thievery, Commerce, and Travel, is the first planet from the Sun. It is unique because it shows at both morning rise and evening set of the sun. It is rocky, heavily cratered, covered in boulders, and also pulverized dust. The majority of it's surface bears a strong resemblance to that of Earth's moon. It's lack of atmosphere causes wild temperature fluctuations. Temperatures can range from 90 kelvin to 700 kelvin thus creating a planet, from all observations, that cannot sustain life--it is geologically dead. Mercury also has a magnetic field generated by the planet's core that can deflect solar wind and which has a magnetosphere that changes. This was surprising for such a slow rotating planet--one that rotates completely every 88 Earth days.

The people with the most risk of damage by mercury are unborn fetuses and children. Studies seem to show that the metal