Explore Mercury
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Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system, is a little bigger than the Earth's Moon. ...
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Mercury has very little atmosphere. The planet's small size means that its gravity is too weak ...
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Mercury is the only terrestrial planet other than the Earth that has a significant magnetic ...
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If Uranus is the "tilted planet", Mercury might be called the "upright planet". The spin axis ...
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All of the relevant information about Mercury collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...
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Here are two stories about Mercury, one of the gods in the Roman pantheon. Mercury was identified ...
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A table containing information about the spacecraft that have visited Mercury ...
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Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Mercury. But beware: you don't want to get ...
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Did you know?
Do you know what discoveries
Marie Curie is famous for, and why you frequently benefit from her discoveries when you go to the doctor?
Did you know that the ancient Greeks revered Gaea as the Earth goddess, and that she was the mother of the Titans and the first humans?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
OoidsxOoids : Small (< 2 mm), spheroidal, layered sedimentary grains, usually composed of calcium carbonate, but sometimes made up of iron- or phosphate-based minerals.
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Research Highlights
Despite growing awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans, little solid scientific information has existed about the nature and scope of the issue. This week, a team of researchers...
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