Planet Mercury

Introduces the planet Mercury, discussing its physical characteristics, orbit, and the technology used to study the planet.

Mercury
By Dana Meachen Rau
Looking at Mercury from Earth Have you ever run around a tree ? Next time , pretend the tree is the Sun. Then pretend you are the planet Mercury . Run around the tree as fast as you can . At the same time , try to spin one and a half ...
Venus and Mercury
By Alan Edward Nourse
Describes the characteristics of the two planets closest to the sun and their relationship to the earth.
Mercury: The Swift Planet
By Susan Ring, Alexis Roumanis
Mercury is one of only two planets in the solar system without a moon or moons. Some scientists believe that Mercury was once Venus's moon. Learn more in Mercury: The Swift Planet, one of the titles in The Solar System series.