some questions...
When was it discovered?
Who discovered it?
What instruments were used to discover it?
How far it is from earth?
are there aliens?
(ok...forget about that one)
any other interesting facts you would like to add about the planet mercury?
2007-05-09 12:53:14 · 5 answers · asked by Life 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
i don't need answers to the questions.
what i meant is to give me more questions you can think of
2007-05-13 02:50:27 · update #1
Here is your help:
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm
http://filer.case.edu/sjr16/advanced/planets_main.html
2007-05-09 13:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1639 by Giovanni Zupi using telescope (ofcourse) distance from earth 91.8 million km(app)
interesting facts?????
Mercury has been suggested as one possible target for space colonization of the inner solar system, along with Mars, Venus, the Moon and the asteroid belt.
In the 2007 film Sunshine the Icarus II spacecraft orbits Mercury and performs a celestial slingshot towards the Sun and Icarus I.
hope this satisfies you. by the way why do you need it?
2007-05-09 20:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by phoenix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sumerians knew about it (3000 B.C.)
The sumerians
The eyes
57 million miles, at the closest point in its orbit
Not in the slightest
If you weigh 100 pounds on earth, you would way 38 on mercury...
2007-05-09 20:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by ck_pinna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google it and do your own homework. I'm not trying to be mean but you don't learn anything having us do your homework for you.
2007-05-10 10:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by snakekeeper27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you try a search on it
2007-05-09 19:57:38 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋