This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.

A review of information about the planet Mercury, complete with images and explanations.

The planet Mercury is profiled with information about its size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. Features include interactive activities and learning exercises.

Comprehensive look at the planet Mercury, with many useful facts, figures, photos, and related links. Provides an account of how Mercury got it's name and a timeline of significant dates.

Basic facts about the planet Mercury including its size, its name, and its atmosphere. Includes a discussion question on its visibility from Earth, with facts, and the answer. A linked page covers similar material in a "Level 2" version,...

Kids learn about the planet Mercury of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.

Official NASA information page about the planet Mercury.

Discover interesting facts about the tiny planet Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.

A basic overview of the planet Mercury. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the characteristics of the planet Mercury.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the characteristics of the planet Mercury.

Discover interesting information about the planet Mercury through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.

NASA offers a photo gallery of Mercury images. Each image includes a detailed caption describing what is being seen, and this caption is also available in streaming audio.

Students have an opportunity to learn more about Mercury. Each badge contains a student centered experience to understand another aspect of the planet.

This survey of the planets includes all the basics, size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. It features interactive activities and learning exercises and compares all of the planets in colorful tables.

Take a tour of our solar system and learn fascinating details and observations about the planets.

A brief description of Mercury, the Roman god of trade, profit, merchants, and travelers.

Learn all the basic facts about the planet Mercury. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.

A cool fact sheet about Mercury including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Mercury.

Home page for NASA's Discovery Program Messenger to the planet Mercury. Site provides details of the planned mission, its experiments and the science and management teams. Linked Quicktime animation files are very large and detailed....

A quick overview of the eight planets in our solar system.

As technology has advanced, so do our views and understanding of the solar system. No longer do we have to rely on our unaided eyes to observe planets. View these high-quality images of planets provided by NASA spacecraft.

Collection of images, with vocalized explanatory captions, of the planets acquired by NASA as part of its exploratory space programs.

This activity explores the relative size of the eight planets that circle around the Sun.