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Mercury

Mercury. Nick Allison Mrs. Lower May 21,2012. Craters. Mercury has many craters Mercury has many ray craters Mercury has a crater wider than Texas. The Caloris Basin. Craters. Mercury also has secondary craters and shaded craters. Characteristics. Mercury has many characteristics

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Mercury

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  1. Mercury Nick Allison Mrs. Lower May 21,2012

  2. Craters • Mercury has many craters • Mercury has many ray craters • Mercury has a crater wider than Texas. The Caloris Basin.

  3. Craters Mercury also has secondary craters and shaded craters

  4. Characteristics • Mercury has many characteristics • Smallest planet in our solar system • Lots of craters • Lots of cliffs

  5. Characteristics Mercury is very hot in the daytime.

  6. Missions • Mariner 10 was the first to travel to Mercury • It flew by Mercury 3 times • The Messenger was sent to Mercury on August 4, 2004

  7. Missions • The Messenger landed on Mercury in 2011

  8. Made up of • Mercury has ice deep down in the craters • Mercury is very rocky because of its craters

  9. Made up of Mercury has a very hard iron core

  10. Fun Facts • On Earth it would be a 10 foot dunk, but on Mercury it would be a 26 foot dunk.

  11. Fun Facts Mercury is 3,032 miles wide. Earth is 7,926 miles wide.

  12. Questions? • Is there water in the craters of Mercury? • Will people ever visit Mercury? • Is it possible to land a spaceship on Mercury?

  13. THE END!!!

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