Mercury

Ashlee BeaverAlexis Pochubay

Table of contents

Distance from the sun How many earth days does it takeMercury to go

around the sun How fast does the planet rotate compared to

earth What is the temperature on Mercury? When was Mercury discovered and by whom? What is the surface like and from what material

is it made? Mecury’s Atmosphere. . . Mercury can or cannot sustain life Other interesting facts about Mercury Resources

Distance from the sun Mercury is the closest to the sun

and is only 56.9 million km. away.

It’s three times closer than Earth.

It’s closer and farther from the sun at different points of time.

How many earth days does Mercury take to go around the sun?

88 days Since Mercury is the closes

planet to the sun it takes shorter days

It rotates around the sun quicker and makes the days shorter

How fast does it rotate compared to Earth?

It’s rotation is 58.6 hours It rotates slower than earth At the closest orbit Mercury is

only 46 million km from the sun

The temperature on Mercury 800 F during the days 350F during the night The Ancient Greeks referred to

Mercury as Apollo “the evening star”

The Greeks also called it the “Wondering star”

Mercury was discovered and by who?

Mercury was discovered by Ancients The planet Mercury has been around

for so long people don’t even now when it was discovered

The planet Mercury was first photographed in detail on March 29th 1974

What is the surface like on Mercury and what is made out of? The planet is made out of rocks,

and is terrestrial Mercury is a solid planet

because it is closest to the sun (Terrestrial means that

something can walk on Mercury or it could hold weight on its surface)

Does Mercury have an atmosphere?

Mercury does not have an atmosphere because it traps all the suns heat

Mercury does not have an atmosphere but it does have glaciers

Could life survive on Mercury?

No, because if all the heat is trapped in the atmosphere it would feel like living in an oven for 30 days

There is no air on Mercury because it is so hot

Interesting facts about Mercury!

Closest to the sunClosest to the sun Named after a Roman godNamed after a Roman god No moonsNo moons The color is dark grayThe color is dark gray The size is 4,879 km along the The size is 4,879 km along the

equatorequator One side is always hot and one side One side is always hot and one side

is always coldis always cold The temperature can get as low as -The temperature can get as low as -

183c (on the cold side)183c (on the cold side)

Resources

http://www.facts-about .org.uk/science-wplanet-mercury-planet-info.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/25401/data/mercury/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mercury_worldbook.html

http://www.factsmonk.com/mercury_facts_kids

Hot side cold side