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Mercury

Mercury. By: Maddie W. Table of contents. 1. Title Page 2. Table of contents 3. What do scientists think of Mercury ’ s surface is is like? What is the atmosphere like on Mercury 4. What is the temperature range on Mercury? What is mercury ’ s diameter and circumference

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Mercury

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  1. Mercury By: Maddie W.

  2. Table of contents 1. Title Page 2. Table of contents 3. What do scientists think of Mercury’s surface is is like? What is the atmosphere like on Mercury 4. What is the temperature range on Mercury? What is mercury’s diameter and circumference 5. Dose Mercury have any moons? How many? What are they like? How far is the planet from the sun? 6. How many miles from Earth is Mercury? How many Earth hours does Mercury take to rotate once? 7. How long does it take for Mercury to revolve the sun? How did Mercury get its name 8. Are there any other interesting or important facts? 9. Bibliography/Webliography:Includes all books and websites used for content and pictures

  3. Surface and Atmosphere The surface is covered by dust and looks gray. Mercury is covered in craters and Mercury’s crust is thick. It has a barren, rocky look. On the planet Mercury there is almost no atmosphere. Mercury has Oxygen, sodium, hydrogen, and helium.

  4. Moons and Distance from the Sun Mercury has no moons. The distance from the sun to Mercury is 35,340,000 miles and in kilometers is 56,872,662.

  5. Temperature, Diameter and Circumference The diameter on Mercury is 3,032 miles. The circumference on Mercury is 221,000,000 miles and in kilometers it is 356,000,000. The lowest temperature on the planet Mercury -180°C. The highest temperature in C° is 117°C and in °F is 243°F.

  6. Distance from Earth & rotate It takes 59 days to rotate one full time on Mercury. The distance from Earth to Mercury is 48 million miles away.

  7. Rotate around the Sun and Name Mercury was named after the speedy messenger of the gods. Mercury takes 87.969 days to rotate around the sun.

  8. Important Facts Mercury has no moons Mercury is the closest planet to the sun

  9. Bibliography/Webliography Erickson, Kristen. "Solar System Exploration." NASA. April 7, 2014. NASA. 7 April, 2014. <NASA.gov>

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