The Inner Solar System: Mercury
Examines Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Uses photography from the Mariner fly-bys and animation to show the planet's surface features. Describes its characteristics, length of day vs. length of year, its two sunrises, and its orbit. Time-lapse images record Mercury passing across the Sun, an event that occurs only 13 times a century!
(Source: DCMP)
Metadata
- Subject:
- Space Sciences - Science
- Keywords:
- astronomy, galaxy, mercury, orbit, orbital elipse, outer space, planetary, solar system, space
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The Inner Solar System: Mercury
- Type:
- Video
- Format:
- Streaming
- Accommodations:
- English Captions - Auditory
- Languages:
- English
- License:
- DCMP Membership
- Author:
- AIMS Multimedia
- Length:
- 11 minutes