Outline of Mercury (planet)
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mercury:
Mercury – smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period (about 88 Earth days) is less than any other planet in the Solar System. Seen from Earth, it appears to move around its orbit in about 116 days. It has no known natural satellites. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger to the gods.
Classification of Mercury
Location of Mercury
- Milky Way Galaxy – barred spiral galaxy
- Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
- Solar System – the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including 8 planets, the planet closest to the Sun being Mercury
- Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
Movement of Mercury
Features of Mercury
- Mercury's magnetic field
- Atmosphere of Mercury
- Mercury's extraterrestrial sky
- Geology of Mercury
- Geological features on Mercury
- Craters on Mercury
- Inter-crater plains on Mercury
- Geological features on Mercury
- Albedo features on Mercury
- Quadrangles on Mercury
Natural satellites of Mercury
History of Mercury
- Pre-Tolstojan –
- Tests of general relativity –
- Mercury-crossing minor planets –
Exploration of Mercury
Flyby missions to explore Mercury
Direct missions to explore Mercury
Future of Mercury exploration
Proposed missions to explore Mercury
Mercury in popular culture
See also
- Outline of astronomy
- Outline of the Solar System
- Outline of space exploration
References
External links
- Mariner 10 Atlas of Mercury – NASA
- Mercury nomenclature and map with feature names from the USGS planetary nomenclature page
- MESSENGER Mission web site
- Mercury QuickMap from MESSENGER web site
- 'BepiColombo', ESA's Mercury Mission 5 June 2013
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