4.03: The PlanetsIdentify the characteristics associated with the Terrestrial and Jovian

planets.

Adventure through the Solar System!

Mercury: The first Planet from the Sun

Mercury Bio/Facts

Diameter: 4880 km

Relative Mass (Earth = 1): 0.06

Density (kg/m3): 5430

Distance from Sun (AU): 0.39

Length of Day: 4222.6 hours

Length of Year: 88 days

Mean Temp: 332.6 ⁰F

Atmosphere

• No sustained atmosphere

• Slight, thin “exosphere” made up of Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen, and Sodium that is constantly being lost and replenished

Moons

• According to our scans, Mercury has no moons!

• How lonely!

Pictures

• As we travel by and on Mercury write down 1 observation about Mercury and what you can see at each location!

What is this dark spot at the North Pole?

Blue???(Its false color, but why are there different surfaces?)

Video!