- Mercury (planet) - Wikipedia
Mercury is a classical planet that has been observed throughout history and recognized as a planet (or wandering star) In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (Mercury), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods
- Mercury - Science@NASA
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in our solar system - only slightly larger than Earth's Moon
- Mercury | Facts, Color, Size, Symbol | Britannica
Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system and the eighth in size and mass Its closeness to the Sun and its smallness make it the most elusive of the planets visible to the unaided eye
- All About Mercury | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system It’s just a little bigger than Earth’s Moon Mercury itself, though, doesn’t have any moons It is the closest planet to the Sun, but it’s actually not the hottest Venus is hotter Along with Venus, Earth, and Mars, Mercury is one of the rocky planets
- Planet Mercury, explained | National Geographic
Learn more about the innermost planet in our solar system Named for the fleet-footed Roman messenger god, Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, zipping around our parent star at an average
- Inside Mercury: What Experimental Geophysics Is Revealing . . .
Mercury doesn’t give up its secrets easily The smallest planet in our Solar System is also one of the most extreme—a Sun-scorched, metal-rich world with a puzzling magnetic field and lavas unlike anything found on Earth “We still don’t fully understand how Mercury got to be the way it is,” said Anne Pommier, an experimental geophysicist at Carnegie Science’s Earth and Planets
- Mercury (planet) - New World Encyclopedia
Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the solar system, orbiting the Sun once every 88 days Its brightness ranges from about -2 0 to 5 5 in apparent magnitude, but it is most often lost in the Sun's glare and becomes visible only in twilight
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