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The Better Planet for the Better Solar System. Mercury. By: Amber, Jessica, and Trevor. Information on Mercury…. Mercury was known approximately 5,000 years ago. It was often associated with Nabu , the god of writing.
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The Better Planet for the Better Solar System Mercury By: Amber, Jessica, and Trevor
Information on Mercury… • Mercury was known approximately 5,000 years ago. • It was often associated with Nabu, the god of writing. • It was given other names as the appearance as the morning star and the evening star. • With other names, the scientists knew that they referred to the same body.
More Information… • It is the most iron rich planet in the solar system. • Mercury has no known moons or satellites. • Until 1965, scientists always thought that the same side of Mercury placed the sun.
Interesting Facts! • The Romans named Mercury after the swift footed messenger god Mercury because it circles the sun faster than any other planet. • A day in Mercury is equal to 58.65 Earth Days • The closest that anyone has ever gotten to Mercury is a flyby made my the Mariner 10 spacecraft.
You need to know… • It is the sun’s closest planetary neighbor. • The side that is facing the sun gets extremely hot, and the side that is not facing the sun gets extremely cold.
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Compared to Earth… • It has an iron core, like Earth. • It looks like our moon. • It is a planet. • It has days, nights, and years.
Contrasted to Earth… • Mercury doesn’t have seasons • Earth is extremely cold at the poles, and Mercury is cold on the side that’s not facing the sun. • For some people, it’s hard to get a tan on Earth, but on Mercury, it would be easy for anybody, no matter what kind of skin tone you have. • It doesn’t have an atmosphere.
Check it Out! Mercury!
Quiz: • What Roman god was Mercury named after? • Pluto • Saturn • Jupiter • Mercury
Quiz: 2. What is this?: Mercury looks like our moon. • Comparison • Contrast
Quiz: 3.What is this?: Mercury doesn’t have seasons. • Comparison • Contrast
Quiz: 4. How many years ago was Mercury known of? • 10,000 • 6,000 • 5,000 • 1,000
Quiz: 5. What did scientists believe about Mercury until 1965? • That the same side of Mercury faced the sun. • It had the same rotation as Earth. • It didn’t rotate. • There was life on Mercury.
Citations: • http://www.space.com/36-mercury-the-suns-closest-planetary-neighbor.html • http://www.planetfacts.net/Mercury-Facts.html • http://space.about.com/od/solarsystem/tp/mercury10things.htm • http://planetfacts.org/planet-mercury-facts/