Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Streams Poisoned by Mercury
This CalGoldRush site discusses the damage mercury used in gold mining has done to California's environment
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Mercury
Provides good information about Mercury and is a good starting point for information about the planet along with pictures and audio. Links to a simple fact table, puzzle, glossary, and more detailed information.
NASA
Kennedy Space Center: Project Mercury: America's First Space Explorers
Describes Project Mercury and its goals.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Mercury's Core Secrets Exposed
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article explores the partially liquid core discovered inside the planet Mercury. The findings are evaluated through current scientific research.
NASA
Nasa: Wally Schirra Mercury 8 Summary
A brief outline of the third American Earth orbit mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
NASA
Nasa: "Faith 7 for 22 Orbits"a
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the final Mercury mission where Gordon Cooper orbited the earth 22 times alone for the last "Solo" American space mission.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Planetary Paparazzo
Discusses the information from the NASA spacecraft Messenger as it orbits Mercury and transmits photographs of the planet's surface to Earth.
NASA
Nasa: Second Suborbital Trial
This site from NASA provides details of the preparation for the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7.
NASA
Nasa: Liberty Bell Tolls
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft and the second American to travel in space.
NASA
Nasa: Mercury Planet Profile
This page from NASA provides a chart of statistical information on planet Mercury. Its mass, diameter, average temperature, and distance from the Sun are among the characteristics listed.
California Institute of Technology
Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer
Resource compiles a list of most frequently asked questions about Mercury. Each question is linked to an astronomer's answer. Kids can explore many aspects of this wonderful planet.
NASA
Nasa: This New Ocean
This site from NASA contains the text of the book "This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury" by Loyd S. Swenson Jr., James M. Grimwood, and Charles C. Alexander.
NASA
Nasa: Discovery Mission: Messenger
The MESSENGER (MErcury: Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) mission is a scientific investigation of the planet Mercury. This site provides information about its mission objectives and management.
Johns Hopkins University
Nasa: Messenger
This comprehensive website has lots of resources to help you understand Messenger, Nasa's space probe to Mercury. Everything from the purpose of the mission to the structure of Mercury can be found here.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Spectrum of the Hydrogen Atom
In this experiment, you will use a meterstick spectroscope to observe the emission spectrums of hydrogen, sodium, neon, helium, and mercury. Requires Java plug-in.
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory: Messenger Home
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....
Other
The Space Race
Although the space race was originally a competition between two Cold War foes,it ultimately resulted in many benefits for the people of the Earth. Find information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs,...
NASA
Nasa: John Glenn the Hero
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of events following the successful 3 Earth orbit mission of the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Mariner 10 Images
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Curated OER
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Mercury
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.
Curated OER
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Mercury
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.
Curated OER
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Mercury
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.
Curated OER
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Mercury
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.
Curated OER
Mercury Image#pia00437, Nasa/jpl/caltech
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.
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