Mercury

The first planet from the Sun in the solar system. Mercury orbits the Sun at an average distance of 0.4 times Earth's distance. The planet is just five percent as massive as Earth, and it about 50 percent larger than the Moon. It is made of solid, rocky material that is heavily cratered, and it has no significant atmosphere. Mercury has no moons.

Radio Programs

Morning Mercury Heading south for Mercury Sunday, May 23, 2010
Venus and Mercury Zooming in on two hot worlds Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Mercury in the Evening Zeroing in on a hot planet Sunday, January 20, 2008

Featured Images

Planetary Tail Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Messenger spacecraft viewed portions of Mercury in 2008 that had never befor
A New Angle Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Return Visit Friday, October 3, 2008
Quite a Drop Monday, July 7, 2008
New Views of Mercury Friday, January 18, 2008
Hidden Face Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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