MERCURY

By: Charlee Fore & Kendall Bowman

VIDEOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTaAoWs-Mo&feature=player_detailpage#t=0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ESA52j_U9NM

FUN FACTS

Since it is so close to the Sun we don’t know a lot about Mercury

It is only 35,983,095 miles from the Sun

It has very little gravity, it also is very hot during the day and extremely cold at night so people could never live there

Even though Mercury is small than Earth in size it weighs more than Earth because it is made of Iron

It would take 18 Mercury's to be as big as Earth

PICTURES OF MERCURY

FACTS

Mercury doesn’t have any rings

Only two spacecraft have visited this rocky planet: and MESSENGER, which flew past Mercury three times before going into orbit around Mercury in 2011.

Daytime Temperatures on Mercury can get up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit and down to -290 degrees Fahrenheit

MESSENGER

MARINER 10

1. How many moons does Mercury have? A. 5 B. 9 C.0 D. 2

2. Which is true about Mercury? A. it is largest planet B. it has no gravity C. It is always extremely hot D. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun

3. What is Mercury made of? A. Iron B. Mercury C. Metal D. Sand

QUIZ

QUIZ

4. Is Mercury… A. A planet suitable for a human B. a planet not suitable for people C. Can anything grow on Mercury D. An outer planet

5. How many Mercury's would it take to be as big as Earth? A. 23 B. 4 C. 18 D. 16

SOURCES

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-planet-mercury-k4.html

www.jpl.nasa.gov

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=6144