1. Taline Papazian

2. Roman God: Mercury  Named after Roman god  Mercury was the fastest god, and the planet’s revolution around the sun was the quickest, so they named it Mercury

3. Location of Mercury  1 st from the Sun  57910000 km from the Sun  77000000 km from Earth

4. Planet Measurments  Mass: 3.3x10 23 kg  Volume: 6.08x10 19 m 3  Density: 5.43x10 3 kgm 3  Gravity: 3.7 m/s 2  Mercury would sink because the density is higher than the density of water.

5. Atmosphere of Mercury  Thin atmosphere  Made mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon

6. Planet Temperature  -170.5 ℃ is the low  448 ℃ is the high  It is colder on the dark side because it doesn’t get direct heat from the Sun

7. Composition and Appearance  Rocky and solid  Core is made of liquid metal  Mercury is small, gray, and has craters

8. Weather, Rings, and Moons  There isn’t much weather on Mercury because the atmosphere is too thin.  No rings  No moons

9. Water on Mercury  There is ice at the North and South poles of Mercury.

10. If a Human went to Mercury…  They would be able to float in the atmosphere  They could also jump much higher than on Earth

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