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The Inner Solar System: Mercury

10 minutes 53 seconds

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Black and white photograph of a spherical object against a black sky. Caption: Mercury is scorched and irradiated

Examines Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Uses photography from the Mariner fly-bys and animation to show the planet's surface features. Describes its characteristics, length of day vs. length of year, its two sunrises, and its orbit. Time-lapse images record Mercury passing across the Sun, an event that occurs only 13 times a century!

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Runtime: 10 minutes 53 seconds

Black and white photograph of a spherical object against a black sky. Caption: Mercury is scorched and irradiated
The Inner Solar System
Season 0 / Ep 1
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Grade Level: 6 - 12
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Glowing ball of the sun with heat visibly radiating off it. Caption: An inferno spewing energy, heat, and light.
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Grade Level: 6 - 12