mercury

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

How many days does it take for Mercury to orbit the Sun?

• 88 days

• 365 days

• 150 days

• 30 days

What is the color of Mercury?

• Blue

• Red

• Slate gray

• Green

Which spacecraft performed 3 fly-pasts of Mercury in 1974?

• Voyager 1

• Mariner 10

• MESSENGER

• BepiColombo

How many moons does Mercury have?

• 3 moons

• 2 moons

• 1 moon

• 0 moons

What is the name of the Italian scientist the BepiColombo mission is named after?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Albert Einstein

• Giuseppe Colombo

What is the surface color of Mercury when in sunlight?

• Orange

• Red

• Blue

• Extremely hot

When is the next Transit of Mercury expected to happen?

• 2050

• 2040

• 2032

• 2025

Which planet is about the same size as the Moon?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Venus

What is the name of the probe that took close-up photographs of Mercury's surface in 2011?

• Mariner 10

• MESSENGER

• BepiColombo

• Voyager 1