Mercury Research Breif
Points
INTRO
Our planet is the closest one to the sun. Our planet's nickname is the swift
planet because it's the fastest planet in the solar system.
HISTORY
our planet was discovered in 1631. Using an early telescope it was discovered by
Thomas Harriott and Galileo Galilei . 2 robotic spacecrafts have visited mercury in
1973 to 1975 and in 2004 to 2015
Revolution
our planet is said to be 35 million miles from the sun. For earth days, it takes our
planet 88 days to revolve around the sun.
Rotation
Mercury travels at 112,00 mph (180,000km/h) it is the fastest traveling planet in the
solar system.Mercury travels it rotates counterclockwise.
Size
Mercury is roughly around 1,516.Mercury. Mercury is the smallest planet in our
solar system. The mass of mercury is 3.285 × 10^23 kg. Mercury compared
to earth is that the mass is much smaller. The mass of earth is 5.972 ×
10^24 kg mercury is a little more than ⅓ the width of earth.
Planet Materials
our planet is a rocky planet with a huge iron core. Our planet is usually
difficult to see through a telescope.
Climate
our planet is both hot and cold. The average temperature is about 354 degrees
fahrenheit. It is said our planet does not have any weather to speak of other than
wild fluctuations.
Moon &rings
Mercury has no rings or moons.
Interesting facts
Interesting facts about Mercury are that it has water and ice and organics, another
interesting fact about mercury is that the atmosphere changes with the distance of
the sun. Another interesting fact about mercury is that the magnetic field is different
at its poles, water ice appears younger than most people expect.