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The name Mercury is derived from the Roman god of science, commerce and the patron of travellers. The choice of name was probably due to the planet's high orbital speed.
Mercury was once also known by the Ancient Greeks as Apollo, or Hermes, depending on the time of day. The Ancient Greeks referred to Mercury as Apollo "the morning star", in the morning, and Hermes "the evening star", in the evening. Due to Mercury's brightness and relative size in our night sky, it was easily mistaken for a star rather than a Planet. In fact the ancients identified five so-called rapidly moving "wandering stars" which we can correctly identify as Planets.
Although first observed at some time prior the 3rd millennium BC, most of the info we know about Mercury is fairly recent, the majority of the info only being obtained in 1974-1975 by the US spacecraft Mariner 10. In 2012, the NASA probe MESSENGER began the first detailed mapping of the planet from orbit.
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What are the names of the planets that are neighbored to mercury?
Mercury has a neighbouring planet on only one side and that planet is Venus.
Names of Mercury in Hindi?
Mercury the chemical is called paaraa in Hindi . Mercury the planet is called budh graha in Hindi . budh= mercury , graha= planet
What are the names of the planets before your planet?
mercury and venus
Which planet has a greater range of temperatures than any other planet?
Mercury
Why was Mercury named after a roman god?
Yes, the planet Mercury was named after the god Mercury. Mercury's other names are Thoth and Hermes (pronounced Her-meez).it wasn't named after a god it was named after a messenger when he found the planet in the sky so he named it mercury.
Does Mercury have a twin planet?
Mercury has no twin planet, it is not really like any of the other planets.
Which planet in the solar system is names after the Roman messenger to the Gods?
Mercury
What are some of the names of the storms on the planet Mercury?
mercury doesn't have a sifisticated atmosphere. AKA it doesn't have storms.
Does mercuy come from mercury?
The names of the planet and chemical elements are derived from the name of the Roman god Mercury.
What are the names of the planet or planets that have neither rings nor moons?
There is only one that no moon or rings and that planet is Mercury!
What are inner planets and what are their names?
In our solar system the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Does Mercury have any other names then Mercury?
No, Mercury does not have any other name other than Mercury. Mercury is also called quicksilver.
