By Natalie Wetzel, Elle Hicks,and Jenna Urban,
Mercury
History
Composition and Atmosphere
The core is molten liquid
There is no specific person who discover Mercury.
Mercury is made up of 70% of metals and 30% silicate
Moons, Rings, and Exploration
Our planet is named after a Roman traveling god.
The composition of the atmosphere is Hydrogen,Helium, Oxygen, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, and, Magnesium
Mercury has no moons and no rings.
One fun fact about our planet is that scientist believe that there were volcano on mercury.
Planet Measurements
The diameter is 3,032
The length of one year is 88 days
The first space craft to orbit Mercury was in 2011 and was named mariner 10.
The length of 1 day is 59 days
The gravitational pull is 3.7m/s2
No natural satiates or rings
Solar System
Surface Condition
Our planet is the first planet from the sun.
Our planet is 0.387 AUs or 55 million km from the sun.
The average surface temperature of Mercury is 427*F
It takes 88 days for Mercury to orbit the sun.
Since there is no storms, clouds, winds, or rain, it is really cold at night and hot in the daytime.
It takes 58 days, 15 hours, and 30 minutes for mercury to fully rotate.
Websites We Used
A fun fact about our Solar System is that it was formed around 4.6 billion years ago.
http://education.jlab.org/qa/discover_ele.html
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/32-Who-discovered-Mercury-
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http://space-facts.com/planets/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/AU.shtml
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http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/27-What-is-the-weather-like-on-Mercury-
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/31-How-many-spacecraft-have-been-to-Mercury-