- MESSENGER: Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging
NASA Discovery mission designed to conduct an orbital study of the planet Mercury. Follow along as Messenger makes its planetary flybys -- one of Earth, two of Venus, and three of Mercury.
messenger.jhuapl.edu
- Nine Planets: Mercury
Information about the closest planet to the Sun. Learn about the planet Mercury, its moon like surface, extreme temperatures, thin atmosphere, and other geologic features.
www.nineplanets.org/mercury.html
- Wikipedia: Mercury
Lists the major orbital, physical, and atmospheric characteristics of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
- Views of the Solar System: Mercury
Profiles the closest planet to the Sun, and the second smallest in the solar system. Offers images and animations of the swift moving planet as well as facts about its surface and atmosphere.
www.solarviews.com/eng/mercury.htm
- ESA Science & Technology: BepiColombo
An ESA mission in cooperation with Japan, that will explore Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun.
sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=30
- 2006 Transit of Mercury (5)
A collection of viewing guides for the November 8, 2006, transit of Mercury.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mercury/2006_Transit_of_Mercury
- Windows to the Universe: Mercury
Looks at the planet's atmosphere, myths, news, missions, and more.
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mercury/mercury.html
- Mercury Unveiled
Describes how researchers used new technology and research to reexamine Mariner 10 data and to produce color images depicting compositional differences across its surface.
www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Jan97/MercuryUnveiled.html
- Mercury: Planet Closest to the Sun
Includes facts and pictures for young astronomers interested in the Planet Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/mercury.html
- Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views of Mercury - SPACE.com
October 7, 2008, SPACE.com article about the stunning new images that NASA's MESSENGER probe is sending back from its successful second flyby of Mercury.
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081007-messenger-mercury-flyby.html
- See Mercury, the Elusive Planet - SPACE.com
SPACE.com article about the great opportunity for viewing Mercury in the evening sky that will open up in May 2008 for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080418-ns-mercury.html
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