Mercury

By: Emma T.

Table of Contents

• 1 Title

• 2 Table of Contents

• 3 What do scientists think the surface is like & what is the

atmosphere like?

• 4 What is the temperature range and what is the diameter?

• 5 Does Mercury have moons & how far is Mercury from the sun?

• 6 How far is Mercury from Earth & what is the rotation time?

• 7 How long is the orbit & how did it get the name Mercury?

• 8 other important facts

• 9 Bibliography/Webliography

Surface and Atmosphere

The surface of Mercury is dry, rocky,

and has

lots of craters on it. The atmosphere is very

thin so meters can crash into Mercury

leaving it with craters.

Temperature and Diameter

The temperature is from a chilling -280 F to

800 F. That is hot enough to melt lead! The

diameter of Mercury is about 3,030 miles. That

is the distance from Albany New York to

Monterey California!

Moons and Distance From Sun

Because Mercury is so close to the sun the

planet can’t have any moons or they would get

to close and burn up. If Mercury were farther it

may have moons but it is only 36 million miles

from the sun.

Distance From Earth and Rotation

The distance Earth at the closes point is

about 57 million mile. Mercury’s day is 59 earth

days long.

Revolving and naming Mercury

Mercury has a looooong day but, because

Mercury is so close but, that means its year is

short! Mercury’s year is 88 earth days long .That

is how they named it Mercury because it means

messenger.

More Interesting Facts

Here are some extra cool facts!

If you weigh 100 pounds on earth you would

weigh 38 pounds on Mercury

Mercury has no rings

Lots of space probes have been to Mercury.

Bibliography/Webliography

• Ericson, Kristen. "solar system

exploration." nasa. April 8 2014.

NASA. 1 April, 2014. <nasa.gov>.