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   Mer·cu·ry

   /ˈmərkyərē/

   

   • 1. a small planet that is the closest to the sun in the solar system, sometimes visible to the naked eye just after sunset.
   • 2. the Roman god of eloquence, skill, trading, and thieving, herald and messenger of the gods, who was identified with Hermes.
   • ▪ used in names of newspapers and journals: "the San Jose Mercury News"
   • 3. a series of space missions, launched by the US from 1958 to 1963, that achieved the first US manned space flights.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mercuryMercury Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MERCURY is a Roman god of commerce, eloquence, travel, cunning, and theft who serves as messenger to the other gods. How to use mercury in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › mercuryMERCURY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Mercury is a terrestrial or inner planet, second in density only to Earth, with a rugged, heavily-cratered surface similar in appearance to Earth's Moon. Its rotational period of 58.6 days is two-thirds of its 88-day orbital period, thus, it makes three full axial rotations every two years.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMERCURY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MERCURY definition: 1. a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal, liquid at normal temperatures: 2…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › mercuryMERCURY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MERCURY meaning: 1. a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal, liquid at normal temperatures: 2…. Learn more.

6. science.nasa.gov › mercuryMercury - NASA Science

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   Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Its surface is covered in tens of thousands of impact craters.

7. science.nasa.gov › mercury › factsMercury: Facts - NASA Science

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   The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would appear more than three times as large as it does when viewed from Earth, and the sunlight would be as much as seven times brighter.

8. www.britannica.com › place › Mercury-planetMercury | Facts, Color, Size, & Symbol | Britannica

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   6 days ago · Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system and the eighth in size and mass. Its closeness to the Sun and its smallness make it the most elusive of the planets visible to the unaided eye.