Mercury Nick Allison Mrs. Lower May 21,2012. Craters Mercury has many craters Mercury has many ray craters Mercury has a crater wider than Texas. The.

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Mercury Nick Allison Mrs. Lower May 21,2012

Craters Mercury has many craters Mercury has many ray craters Mercury has a crater wider than Texas. The Caloris Basin.

Craters Mercury also has secondary craters and shaded craters

Characteristics Mercury has many characteristics Smallest planet in our solar system Lots of craters Lots of cliffs

Characteristics Mercury is very hot in the daytime.

Missions Mariner 10 was the first to travel to Mercury It flew by Mercury 3 times The Messenger was sent to Mercury on August 4, 2004

Missions The Messenger landed on Mercury in 2011

Made up of Mercury has ice deep down in the craters Mercury is very rocky because of its craters

Made up of Mercury has a very hard iron core

Fun Facts On Earth it would be a 10 foot dunk, but on Mercury it would be a 26 foot dunk.

Fun Facts Mercury is 3,032 miles wide. Earth is 7,926 miles wide.

Questions? Is there water in the craters of Mercury? Will people ever visit Mercury? Is it possible to land a spaceship on Mercury?

THE END!!!