Mercury (planet)

Mercury is tidally locked, but what is its spin-orbit resonance?

• 3:2

• 1:1

• 2:1

• 3:1

T/F: Mercury has the highest orbital eccentricity of all planets in the solar system

• True

• False

T/F: Mercury has the highest tilt of all planets in the solar system.

• True

• False

Name any of the spacecraft that have visited Mercury:

(a)  

Which of these was never a name of Mercury?

• Hermēs

• Stilbōn

• Ermis

• Kókkino

Which of these is not an existent basin on Mercury?

• Tolstoj basin

• Kipling basin

• Beethoven basin

• Caloris basin

Which of these does Mercury have?

• mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

Which type of ice was detected on Mercury by MESSENGER?

• Water

• Nitrogen

• Methane

• Ozone

In comparison to earth, how strong is the magnetic field of Mercury?

• 1.1%

• 11%

• 110%

• 1100%

Why can’t Hubble observe Mercury?

• It’s too near the sun

• The colour isn’t within Hubble’s range

• It’s too small

• It’s always blocked by the earth