- MESSENGER: Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging
NASA Discovery mission designed to conduct an orbital study of the planet Mercury. Follow along as it makes its planetary flybys -- one of Earth, two of Venus, and three of Mercury.
messenger.jhuapl.edu
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Planet Mercury, The
Describes the planet Mercury's general features, surface, and interior.
csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/mercury/mercury.html
- 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
- 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
- Wikipedia: Mercury
Lists the major orbital, physical, and atmospheric characteristics of the closest planet to the sun.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
- 2006 Transit of Mercury (7)
A collection of viewing guides for the November 8, 2006, transit of Mercury.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mercury/2006_Transit_of_Mercury
- FactShack.com: Mercury
Information and quick facts about this planet.
factshack.com/space/mercury.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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