MERCURY

WHO: Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god.

WHAT: It is the smallest of the terrestrial planets and closest to the Sun.

WHERE: It is the 1st planet orbiting the Sun, every 88 days.

WHEN: Mercury has been observed and recognized as a planet since ancient times.

HOW: It is known by visual and radar observations from Earth; was visited by US spacecraft ‘Mariner 10’ in 1974-1975 and by ‘Messenger’ in 2008-2015

Interesting Facts: It has the shortest ‘year’ of any planet.
Mercury is very difficult to see with the your eyes,
because it is so close to the Sun.

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Mercury is the first and smallest of the terrestrial planets from the Sun, orbiting the Sun every eighty-eight days. It has been observed and recognized as a planet since ancient times.
Mercury has the shortest year of any planet and is difficult to see because it is so close to the Sun.
Man has been able to know more about Mercury because of visits from US spacecraft (Mariner 10, Messenger) in 1974-75 and from 2008-2015.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mercury/overview/

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-mercury.html

https://www.space.com/27013-strange-mercury-facts-photos.html