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Planet Mercury

Can you answer 15 question about planet Mercury?
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Last updated: December 28, 2022
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1. How many moons does planet Mercury have?
Two ✓
One ✓
None ✓
2. What type of planet is Mercury?
Gas giant ✓
Terrestrial planet ✓
Dwarf planet ✓
3. Mercury was named after whom?
Roman god of war ✓
Roman god of the sky ✓
Roman messenger to the gods ✓
4. Why is it difficult to send space craft to Mercury?
Because it is moving so fast ✓
Because it is so close to the Sun ✓
Because it is so far away ✓
5. How does the surface of Mercury look like?
Rocky, and covered in red dust ✓
Cloudy and hot with lots of volcanoes ✓
Barren and rocky with lots of craters ✓
6. What empire made the first recorded observations of the planet Mercury?
Roman ✓
Assyrian ✓
Babylonian ✓
The earliest known recorded observations of Mercury are from the Mul.Apin tablets, most likely made by an Assyrian astronomer around the 14th century BC.
7. What was the first spacecraft to visit Mars?
Pioneer 11 ✓
Cassini 8 ✓
Mariner 10 ✓
Mariner 10 flew past Mercury three times, the first time in 1974.
8. In 2012, what did scientists discover at Mercury's north pole?
An active volcano ✓
Microbes ✓
Ice ✓
In 2012, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft discovered water ice in the craters around Mercury's north pole where regions may be permanently shaded from the heat of the sun.
9. Which fact is NOT true about planet Mercury?
Its surface is very similar to Earth’s Moon ✓
It has a tin layer of atmosphere ✓
It has no seasons ✓
10. What spacecraft launched in 2004, orbited Mercury over 4,000 times in four years and crashed into the planet's surface?
Vega ✓
Sojourner ✓
Messenger ✓
11. How did the Babylonians called the planet Mercury after the messenger to the gods in their mythology?
Nabu ✓
Nibiru ✓
Ishtar ✓
12. What is the third spacecraft set to arrive on Mercury in 2025?
Sirius ✓
BepiColombo ✓
Apollo 21 ✓
13. The modern English name of chemical element "mercury" comes from the planet Mercury. What is its symbol?
Hg ✓
Me ✓
Sn ✓
14. Does planet Mercury have any rings?
No ✓
Yes ✓
15. How big is planet Mercury comparing to the Earth?
About 1/3 the width of Earth ✓
About 1/2 the width of Earth ✓
2.5 times bigger than Earth ✓
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