1. Kilen Roche Samiyah Callahan
Mercury
Mercury distance from the sun is 35,980,000 miles away.
Kilen Roche
Samiyah Callahan

2. Mercury History Mercury was discovered by Greek gods in ancient times.
This is Mercury’s symbol.

3. Exploration 1610 Galileo explored Mercury through a telescope.
1968 Surveyor explored Mercury too.
1973 was Mariner that was a mission to Mercury.
The launch date was March 29, 1974.
The arrival date was November 3, 1975.
1975 the last mission to go to Mercury was again Mariner.

4. Planet appearance Mercury is dark and gray. It has a lot of hills.
It looks like Earth’s moon.
It is covered with craters.

5. Solar System Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
The distance from the sun in km is 57,910,000. In miles it is 35,980,000.
It takes Mercury 88 days to orbit the sun.
It takes Mercury 58 earth days & 15 hours to rotate.

6. Interesting Facts
Mercury has extreme weather it can go from 90 to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mercury spins on it’s axis exactly three times to orbit the sun.
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.