Mercury
How does Mercury orbit.
How fast does Mercury orbit?
This planet is faster than any other planet in the Solar System.
It travels at 48 km/s
What is Mercury made out of.
Is Mercury made out of gas or rock?
Mercury is made out of rock.
What rocks are Mercury made out of?
Iron.
What is the temperature of Mercury how cold is Mercury?
-279 Fahrenheit
What is Fahrenheit?
Denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions.
How hot is Mercury?
801 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do we know what we know about Mercury
Have we sent a rover to Mercury?
We have sent a probe to Mercury but not a rover.
What is a probe?
A probe is a spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information. Probes do not have astronauts. Probes send data back to Earth for scientists to study.
What was this probe's name?
Messenger.
What was Messenger supposed to do on Mercury?
Messenger orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015.
What was Messenger trying to do?
The MESSENGER mission was designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. The mission were:
How does Mercury orbit.
How fast does Mercury orbit?
This planet is faster than any other planet in the Solar System.
It travels at 48 km/s
What is Mercury made out of.
Is Mercury made out of gas or rock?
Mercury is made out of rock.
What rocks are Mercury made out of?
Iron.
What is the temperature of Mercury how cold is Mercury?
-279 Fahrenheit
What is Fahrenheit?
Denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions.
How hot is Mercury?
801 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do we know what we know about Mercury
Have we sent a rover to Mercury?
We have sent a probe to Mercury but not a rover.
What is a probe?
A probe is a spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information. Probes do not have astronauts. Probes send data back to Earth for scientists to study.
What was this probe's name?
Messenger.
What was Messenger supposed to do on Mercury?
Messenger orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015.
What was Messenger trying to do?
The MESSENGER mission was designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. The mission were:
- To characterize the chemical composition of Mercury's surface.
- To study the planet's geologic history.
- To elucidate the nature of the global magnetic field (magnetosphere).
- To determine the size and state of the core.
- To determine the volatile inventory at the poles.
- To study the nature of Mercury's exosphere.