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Mercury attains an inferior conjunction (nearest approach to Earth) every 116 Earth days on average, [4] but this interval can range from 105 days to 129 days due to the planet's eccentric orbit. Mercury can come as near as 82,200,000 km (0.549 astronomical units; 51.1 million miles) to Earth, and that is slowly declining: The next approach to ...
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Atget crater is distinctive on the planet Mercury's surface due to its dark color. Atget crater is located within Caloris basin, near Apollodorus crater and Pantheon Fossae. The dark color of the floor of Atget is in contrast to other craters within Caloris basin that exhibit bright materials on their floors, such as the craters Kertész and ...
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A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above ...
Astronomy on Mercury is the sky as viewed from the planet Mercury. Because Mercury only has a thin atmosphere , the sky will be black. Mercury – sky viewed from orbit
On September 6, 2023, Mercury and the Sun will cross paths in a dazzling cazimi, marking the halfway point of Mercury retrograde in Virgo. Every two to three months, the planet of rationale and ...
Caravaggio is an example of a Peak ring impact basin on Mercury. Several areas on Mercury are extremely dark, such as a small crater within Hemingway crater in the lower right. The geology of Mercury is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mercury. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history, and physical ...