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How Mercury got its name?
Mercury is one of the five classical planets visible with the naked eye and is named after the swift-footed Roman messenger god.
Correspondingly, does mercury have a moon?
Read More Planet / Dwarf Planet Confirmed Moons Total Mercury 0 0 Venus 0 0 Earth 1 1 Mars 2 2 11 more rows ? One may also ask how is mercury different from earth? Mercury has a diameter of 3,032 miles (4,879 km) making it a little more than one third the size of Earth. If Earth were the size of a baseball, Mercury would be about the size of a golf ball.
Thereof, is mercury red or grey?
Mercury has a dark gray, rocky surface which is covered with a thick layer of dust. The surface is thought to be made up of igneous silicate rocks and dust. Why is Mercury blue and yellow? The light blue and white streaks are lines or 'rays' caused by material blasted out of younger craters from more recent impacts. The darker blue regions are low reflectance terrains which are an active field of investigation for scientists.
Subsequently, how do you color mercury?
And another question, is there a green planet? The earth is also called as the green planet.
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