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Mercury

Mercury. By: Cassie, Sara, Corey, and Josh H. . Mercury is the hottest little planet around!. Quick Facts: . The fastest moving planet in our Solar System. Distance form the sun: 35, 983,095 miles Length of year: 88 days Length of day: 1,407 hours, 30 minutes

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Mercury

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  1. Mercury By: Cassie, Sara, Corey, and Josh H. Mercury is the hottest little planet around!

  2. Quick Facts: • The fastest moving planet in our Solar System. • Distance form the sun: 35, 983,095 miles • Length of year: 88 days • Length of day: 1,407 hours, 30 minutes • Min/Max temp: -280 degrees F to 800 degrees F

  3. Information: • Mercury can be seen from Earth only 13 times a century. • Mercury’s surface is similar to the surface of Earth’s moon, there are many craters caused by collisions from meteoroids and comets. • Mercury is the second smallest planet. Also, the second densest. • It possesses a thin exosphere, not an atmosphere. • It’s magnetic field is thought to be a miniature version of Earth’s, but scientists are unsure about it’s strength.

  4. Information Continued: • Only one spaceship has ever been to Mercury, Mariner 10, it took the first pictures of Mercury. • It’s iron core is roughly 2,200 to 2,400 miles wide. • It’s outer silicate shell is about 300 to 400 miles thick. • Mercury doesn’t have a moon.

  5. Video Clip: This is a short informational video on Mercury. Enjoy!

  6. Quiz: • What is the length of a year on Mercury? A) 45 B) 37 C) 88 D) 190

  7. Quiz: 2. It possesses a thin ________, not a atmosphere. A) Hemisphere B) Exosphere C) Troposphere D) Stratosphere

  8. Quiz: 3. What was the name of the only spaceship that went to Mercury? A) Challenger B) Voyager 1 C) Apollo 13 D) Mariner 10

  9. Quiz: 4. How many times can Mercury be seen in a century? A)13 B) 5 C) 22 D) 19

  10. Quiz: 5. Roughly, how many miles thick is Mercury’s iron core? A) 1,000 to 1, 500 B) 2,200 to 2,400 C) 3,400 to 4,000 D) 500 to 600

  11. Answer Key: • C, 88 • B, exosphere • D, Mariner 10 • A, 13 • B, 2,200 to 2,400

  12. Works Citied • orrerydesign.blogspot.com • http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/mercury/features.html • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/mercury-article/ • http://www.elementalreiki.com/node/576 • http://maclarizaceo.blogspot.com/2012/09/mercury-planet.html • http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/01/messages-from-m.html • http://kfox95.com/micky-mouse-spotted-on-the-surface-of-mercury-photo/ • http://wallpapers-haziq.blogspot.com/2011/12/9-known-planets.html • http://www.space.com/36-mercury-the-suns-closest-planetary-neighbor.html

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