Mercury

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 * Mercury has no water on it's surface its just covered with craters. ( classroom resources(taylah)
 * Mercury is the closest planet to the sun ( classroom resources(taylah)
 * There is ice at Mercury's north pole. it is brotected because Mercury has no axis therefore no seasons the north and south pole are barely ever in the sun. (http://kids.nineplanets.org/mercury.htm)
 * Scientist think that there might be volcanic activity on mercury (http://kids.nineplanets.org/mercury.htm)
 * Mercury is 58000000 kilometer from the sun. (Wikipedia)
 * During the day Mercury is hot and at night, it is freezing ( classroom resources(taylah)
 * Mercury is a very rocky planet( classromm resources(taylah)
 * Even through Mercury is the closet planet to the sun it is not the hottest planet. (classroom resources) (by Sienna)
 * Murcury is the fastest planet to travel around the sun. (class room wall) (fraser)
 * Mercury is extremely hot during the day but freezing at night. (classroom resources) (David)
 * Mercury's years are only 88 days. (classroom resources)
 * Mercury is 46 million kilometers from the sun( wikianswers(taylah)
 * Mercury has no rings and no moons.(knowledge(taylah)
 * Mercury's highest temperature is 333 *F(wikianswers)
 * You can not survive on Mercury thats why man has never landed on it. It's way to hot and you would shrivel up or dehydrate instantly.(help from family(taylah)
 * Mercury has no moons. (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * Mercury is a bit over one third the size of earth. (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects.astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * Mercury is only just bigger than earth's moon. (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * Mercury's thin atmosphere consists of trace amounts of hydrogen and helium. (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * Mercury has no seasons. (http://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * One day for mercury is 59 days on earth.(class resources)
 * Mercury has a magnetic field around it which protects the planet from the Sun's solar wind. (universetoday.com)
 * It is called a rocky planet
 * Mercury's temperature ranges from -270degrees farenheight to 800 degrees farnheit. (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury)
 * Mercury has no atmosphere.(class resources)
 * Mercury's tempreture is so hot it would melt a tin pan!!! -([])
 * Mercury was named after Mercury the mythical roman messenger. ([])
 * Mercury has no atmosphere. (Classroom resources)
 * Mercury's diameter is 4879 km. (wikianswers) (David)
 * Mercury is the second smallest planet.
 * Mercury is 36 million miles away from the sun.
 * In 2011 the spacecraft will land on Mercury to study it and it was lanched in 2004.
 * Mercury can be seen with bolnoculars at sunset.
 * Mercury has a very low surface gravity.
 * Mercury is covered in old craters. (csiro poster) (Heidi)
 * On Mercury there are less than two days in a year
 * Mercury's core is made up of iron and nickle.(classroom sign)(chels.c)
 * The crayters that cover Mercury havent been eroded because there is no wind or water on the planet
 * Mercury is a heavily cratered planet ([|http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy]
 * Mercury has a Nickel and iron core (sheet)
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 * mercury has 1/3 of the gravity of earth (quiz)
 * mercury is practially the same as earths moon (quiz)
 * Theres been no astonaughts on mercury
 * Mercury has no moons (sheet)