When was mercury formed?

Answer 1

The craters on Mercury vary in age, but many of the larger ones probably formed during the Late Heavy Bombardment from 4.1 billion to 3.8 billion years ago. Many younger craters exist however and have formed throughout the planet's existence.

Answer 2

• The Planet Mercury

The planet Mercury is visible to the naked eye, if you look just after sunset or just before sunrise. There are records of ancient people seeing it, back to the beginning of history. So, nobody knows who discovered it as it was visible to the earliest life forms.

• The Element Mercury

The element mercury was known to the ancient Chinese, the ancient Egyptians, and the ancient Greeks.

Answer 3

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in the Solar system. It has been known to humans since at least 3,000 BC, when it was mentioned by the Sumerians..

Answer 4

Answer

Scientist are not sure. Some say about 100 billion years ago.

Others believe it is about 4.6 billion years ago!

Answer 5

Most likely huge particles of dust and asteroids clumping together. And mercury has an extremely large core due to a collision with an asteroid.

Answer 6

The craters on Mercury were formed by the impacts of asteroids and comets, which have been hitting Mercury since it formed.

Answer 7

It was born in the year 2059