MERCURY
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Some Facts about MercuryRadar observations of Mercury's north pole show evidence of water ice in the
protected shadow of some craters. Has small magnetic field, about 1 % of Earth's. Also has a very thin atmosphere
consisting of atom blasted off its surface by the solar wind. Mercury's atmosphere
is constantly being replenished. The surface of Mercury exhibits enormous escarpments, some up to hundreds
of kilometers in length ans as much as 3 km high. Some cut through the rings
of craters and other features in such a way to indicate that they were formed
by compression. The surface shrank by about 0.1 % (a decreas of about 1 km in
the Planet radius).
In Roman MythologyMercury is the god of commerce & thievery, the Roman counterpart of Greek God Hermes, the messenger of the gods. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky.Mercury represent communicative & associative skills which enable us to reason & exchange thoughts. Music is one way to communicate, that's why I chose Mercury as The Music PageBack to MY World |