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Mercury - NASA Science

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Video Series on NASA+ · Podcasts & Audio · Blogs ... Video Series on NASA+ · Podcasts & Audio · Blogs ... This high-resolution mosaic of images shows ... August 29, 2018

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Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/colors-of-the-innermost-planet-view-1

This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission.

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Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/mercury-atlas-6-friendship-7

An Atlas launch vehicle propelled the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled astronaut John Glenn to circle Earth three times. March 8, 2023

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What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-planet-mercury-grades-5-8

Mercury is the smallest and fastest planet in the solar system. It is named after the Roman messenger god Mercury, the fastest Roman god. March 30, 2011

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A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/a-closer-look-at-mercurys-spin-and-gravity-reveals-the-planets-inner-solid-core

NASA Scientists found evidence that Mercury's inner core is indeed solid and that it is very nearly the same size as Earth's inner core. April 17, 2019

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Mercury Globe: 0°N, 180°E - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercury-globe-0n-180e

The above image shows an orthographic projection of this global mosaic centered at 0°N, 180°E. Caloris basin is prominently featured in this view, ... February 6, 2026

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Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercury-as-never-seen-before

Yesterday, at 4:40 am EDT, MESSENGER successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury. Today, at about 1:50 am EDT, the images taken during the flyby. January 21, 2026

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MESSENGER - NASA Science

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Perseverance Rover. This rover and its aerial sidekick were assigned to study the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient microbial… Parker Solar Probe. On ... August 27, 2020

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Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

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A 3D model of Mercury, the innermost planet. September 28, 2013

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Mercury's Heavily Cratered Surface - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercurys-heavily-cratered-surface

As NASA's Mariner 10 approached Mercury at nearly seven miles per second on March 29, 1974, its TV camera took this picture from an altitude of 35000 ... September 17, 2025

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Mercury-Atlas 9: Faith 7 - NASA

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For the final crewed mission of Project Mercury, astronaut Gordon Cooper completed 22 orbits around the Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. March 30, 2023

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Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7 - NASA

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The first U.S. human spaceflight on May 5, 1961, Mercury Redstone 3 was piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. The main scientific objective of project Mercury ... March 7, 2023

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What Was Project Mercury? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-was-project-mercury-grades-5-8

His spacecraft was named Aurora 7. Astronaut Wally Schirra (Shuh-RAH) made the fifth Mercury flight, on Sigma 7. Gordon Cooper flew on the last Mercury mission. December 16, 2008

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Water Ice on Mercury - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/water-ice-mercury

This orthographic projection view provides a look at Mercury's north polar region. Instrument: Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)Arecibo Radar Image: In yellow ... April 16, 2015

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Project Mercury Overview - Introduction - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/history/project-mercury-overview-introduction

These are excerpts from a NASA book entitled, NASA SP-45, “Mercury Project Summary, Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight, May 15 and 16, 1963. November 30, 2006

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Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/small-collisions-make-big-impact-on-mercurys-thin-atmosphere

Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning micro-meteor showers. September 29, 2017

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NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-spacecraft-achieves-unprecedented-success-studying-mercury

After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet's surface, ... April 16, 2015

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Discovery alert! A weird alien Mercury as big as Earth - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-a-weird-alien-mercury-as-big-as-earth

A wonderfully weird planet is the first world like Mercury found outside our solar system.

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Mercury Poster - Version A - NASA Science

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Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would ... March 29, 2022

Project Mercury - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/project-mercury

Initiated in 1958, completed in 1963, Project Mercury was the United States' first human spaceflight program. March 24, 2023

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Mercury - NASA Science

Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

Mercury Globe: 0°N, 180°E - NASA Science

Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

MESSENGER - NASA Science

Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

Mercury's Heavily Cratered Surface - NASA Science

Mercury-Atlas 9: Faith 7 - NASA

Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7 - NASA

What Was Project Mercury? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

Water Ice on Mercury - NASA

Project Mercury Overview - Introduction - NASA