• Source: 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


Astronomical object
Gravitationally rounded object
Planet
Planet of the Solar System
Inferior planet
Inner planet
Terrestrial planet




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
Mercury's orbit




Movement of Mercury


Mercury's orbit and rotation
Transit 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
Ghost craters on Mercury
Inter-crater plains on Mercury
Albedo features on Mercury
Quadrangles on Mercury




Natural satellites of Mercury


Hypothetical moon of Mercury




History of Mercury


History of Mercury –

Pre-Tolstojan –
Tests of general relativity –
Mercury-crossing minor planets –




= Exploration of Mercury

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Exploration of Mercury –



Flyby missions to explore Mercury

Mariner 10 –



Direct missions to explore Mercury

MESSENGER –




Future of Mercury exploration






= Proposed missions to explore Mercury

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BepiColombo
Mercury-P
Colonization of Mercury




Mercury in popular culture


Mercury in fiction




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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