Explore Myths about Mercury
Mercury was the messenger-god of Jupiter, and was the god of games, of business, and of story ...
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Mercury was popular among the gods because he was playful, innocent, and helpful. Mercury ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
One of the volcanoes on the planet of Venus is named after the Norse goddess Sif. Most of the ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings to look at things in space. ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war, always acting and thinking like a warrior. Mars was identified ...
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In Hinduism, the major Indian religion, the planet Mars, called Mangala, is identified with ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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TurbiditesxTurbidites : Turbidites are sea-bottom deposits formed by massive slope failures where rivers have deposited large deltas.
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Earthquakes occur regularly in Sumatra, Indonesia because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. Earthquakes can create tsunamis when the seafloor moves up or down rapidly....
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