Introduction
The planet Mercury is very difficult to study from the Earth because of its proximity to the Sun.
It is the second smallest planet (it was believed to be the smallest until the discovery that Pluto is actually much smaller than originally thought), and also the fastest in its orbit since it is the innermost planet.
Solar System Records
Highest uncompressed density.
Highest diurnal variation in temperature.
Only Solar System object with a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance. it rotates on its axis exactly three times for every two revolutions it makes around the Sun
Geological history ended the earliest among terrestrial planets.
Smallest planet with global magnetic field.
Most Earth-like magnetosphere.
Name
Named after the Roman messenger god who was known for his ability to travel quickly with wings on his feet. Mercury travels in orbit the shortest time of all planets
Distance From The Sun
Mercury is located 57, 910, 000km (0.38AU) from the Sun.
Mercury is the inner most planet in our solar system.
Orbit
The orbit of Mercury is the most eccentric of the planets in the solar system.
At perihelion it is 46,001,200km from the Sun
At aphelion it is 69,816,200km from the Sun
A difference of 23,815,700km giving it an eccentricity of 0.21
Orbit
Mercury is the only object Solar System with a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance. This means it rotates on its axis exactly three times for every two revolutions it makes around the Sun
The length of a day on Mercury 58.63 Earth days.
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun, it is the most dense out of the giant planets of our solar
Mercury: the planet mercury is a greyish brown planet that resembles to the moon so much that they are nearly identical. The planet Mercury is, just like the moon, filled with many, many, craters. The planet mercury is the planet closest to the sun or of the eight planets. The planet mercury is also filled with many, many rocks. In our lesson we learned that mercury travels around the orbit in not 88 earth days, but 59 earth days. In 1974, a muggle prove was sent up there to the planet mercury to study it. The planet mercury is, one of the 7 planets that don't have a single life form on it, well that's in any records. The planet mercury is 1,516 miles in size. Next i will move on to venus.
We all heard of the planet named Mercury, the 1st planet. Did you know this planet was named after a god named mercury? God of mercury is the god of god of shopkeepers and merchants, travelers and transporters of goods, and thieves and trickery. Mercury can also be identified with the god of Hermes. His symbol is a winged sandals, winged hat, and because he always transferring messages and communicating.
Pluto, a dwarf planet, and Uranus, a planet, take turns being the most distant of the major bodies of our solar system in reference to the Sun For years, scientists were under the mistaken hypothesis that Pluto was the most distant. Scientists, in an attempt to study astronomical data, learned their hypothesis was inaccurate. Fortunately, it is of the scientists nature to investigate all data. On the basis of the data, the astronomers learned of the fact Uranus and Pluto have intersecting orbits. In addition, during the course of their investigation, they learned much of the nature of Uranus and Pluto.
The name of our planet in Roman Mythology is the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, it rotates around the sun faster than any other planet in our solar system. It takes 1407.5 hours for it to rotate on its axis. Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system. The radius of Mercury is 1,516 mi. Mercury’s mass is 3.285 times 10^23 kg. Mercury takes 88 days to rotate the sun completely. Mercury’s distance from the sun is 35.98 million mi. Mercury’s equatorial rotation velocity is 10.892 km/h (3.026 m/s). Since Mercury is closest to the sun the surface temperatures can be scorching hot and it can reach 840 degrees Fahrenheit (450 degrees Celsius). Mercury also doesn’t have a real atmosphere to entrap all that heat.
Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a rocky planet. The heavily cratered planet suggests that meteors or comets were frequent many, many years ago. Mercury's boulder littered surface and pale gray appearance slightly resembles Earth's moon. Like Mars, Mercury is covered in pulverized dust. What Mercury lacks in this, is weather. Muggle probes bring images to us that show no signs of wind, dust storms, or clouds. No rivers have been found on Mercury. Lack of clouds and rivers, (and oceans) suggests that there is no water on the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury. One of Mercury's most famous craters is Caloris basin, which is 1550 km in diameter. Another of Mercury's most famous craters is called Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff is 306 km in diameter. These two very large craters were created by astroids impacting the planet in Mercury's early history.
Phoebe. It orbits outside of Saturn, and has a dark surface and a significant number of
sun than Earth, or 97 Astronomical Units (AU). For comparison, Pluto is 40 AU from the sun.
Mercury is the closes to the sun and Venus is 2nd close to the sun. Mercury and Venus are inter planets that means they are two of the 4 inter planets. They are not made of gas that is only the outer planets are the only ones that can be made of gas. Venus earth's closest neighbor in the solar system. Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, and sometimes looks like a bright star in the morning or evening sky but I have never seen it before. Mercury is named for the ancient Roman god of trade and profit the roman people believed in many
Pluto by far was the least massive planet, with less than 5 percent of the mass of Mercury, the solar system’s next smallest planet. The orbit of Pluto is very flat from a perfect circle. In fact, Pluto spends 20 years of its 248 year orbit closer to Neptune than to the Sun. Pluto’s orbit is not only oblong, it tips more than 17 degrees from the plane of the solar system, a full of 10 degrees more than Mercury’s orbit.
Mercury's surface is very rocky and covered in boulders and pulverized dust. The surface is also filled with craters. The planet is a grey color. It is the smallest planet but very dense. The surface of Mercury is very similar to the surface of the moon, but Mercury has more smooth plains. On Mercury you will not find any clouds, dust storms, rivers or any other sign of weather. The planets magnetic field keeps any winds away from it. Mercury has a mainly iron rich core. The planet will always be facing the sun on one side, lighting up half of its surface. The side facing the sun is very hot, while the side not facing the sun gets very cold. There is absolutely no sign of anything living on Mercury, and there has not been any for a long time.
Uranus: It is the seventh planet from the sun and is referred to as a Gas Giant. Uranus rotates one full time on its axis every 17.2 hours and it turns in a direction opposite the rest of the planets besides
The closest planet, Mercury, is named after the god of commerce in Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, Mercury is Hermes. The planet got its name most likely as it is the closest planet to the sun and, therefore, makes its orbit around it the fastest.
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.
our solar system, but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. In this paper I will discuss the planets and how they are each unique.