Mercury

=MERCURY =

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Use the following links to get started on your planet report: =====
 * @http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mercury/mercury.html&edu=elem
 * @http://www.nineplanets.org/mercury.html

=Facts About Your Planet: = = = Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun.This planet is also the smallest planet in the solar system. Mercury's surface is covered with craters. Planet's temperature range from -300 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. = =

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Distance from the Sun:
69.8 million km (43.4 million miles)

==Planet Picture: ==

Other Key Facts:

 * One day on Mercury is equal to 176 Earth days
 * Is the second densest planet because it is made of heavy metals and rocks
 * It is the second hottest planet
 * Only two spacecrafts have ever visited Mercury

=Reflection Questions: =
 * **Could humans live on your planet? Why or why not?** No they could not live on Mercury, because the temperatures vary from a negative 180 F degrees to a positive 800 F degrees.
 * **What would need to be changed to make your planet livable?** In order to live on Mercury the planet would have to move further away from the sun. The extreme temperatures on Mercury are due the planets proximity to the Sun.
 * **Imagine that you needed to write an alien travel brochure to encourage alien visitors to come to Mercury. What positive points would you emphasize? How would you try to "advertise" this planet? **