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The Planet Known As The "Sun Skimmer"

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 29 Apr 17

I really enjoy reading about the planets and came across some trivia that I wrote down a long time ago in one of my notebooks. Here are some of the facts about the planet, Mercury. The length of a Mercury year is 87.97 Earth...

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NASA spacecraft Messenger makes 2nd flyby of planet Mercury

VKXY62 @VKXY62 (1605) • Australia 8 Oct 08

The NASA spacecraft Messenger has made its second flyby of the smallest planet in the Solar System and the one closest to the Sun, Mercury. Passing very close to the surface of planet, the space probe Messenger, scanned the...

Planet Mercury has shrunk in size

saivenkaat802003 @saivenkaat802003 (4823) • India 7 Jul 08

I was just browsing the latest headlines on the net..and i came across the interesting piece of news that planet mercury has shrunk in size by more than 1.5 kms.. Really i can't believe this.. Data from a flyby of Mercury in...

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Hold on to yer hat! Mercury's going retro!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 22 May 08

Yes, that imp is turning retrograde this sunday (may 25).. what's that mean? Things can get easily lost.. you can be easily mis-understood.. and can easily mis-understand.. look things over twice before signing on the dotted...

mercury goes retrograde

tapestry of stars

the affairs of men

tides and winds

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Messenger probe shows off side of Mercury never seen before

shakeroo @shakeroo (3986) • Malaysia 31 Jan 08

Now we can see part of the Planet Mercury that we have never seen before. Some of the 1,213 photos taken by NASA's Messenger probe and unveiled Wednesday help support the case that ancient volcanoes dot Mercury and that it is...

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Celtic Animal Birth Signs... I'm a Seal

Tatsuya @Tatsuya (1149) • United States 29 May 07

The day you were born can affect your personality according to the Celts, who likened us to a particular animal according to our birthdays. Date of Birth: December 24 – January 20 Animal: Stag Gaelic Name: Damh (Approximate...

celtic animal birth signs

celtic horoscopes

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If you wake up in a desert island...

mdilan @mdilan (803) • United States 28 Jan 07

and you were to choose only three people to live with which you will not be able to have children with: one being an alive famous person, the other being an alive relative of yours and the last one a dead famous person, which ones...

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What's your age....%$&

Vinay_s @Vinay_s (554) • India 13 Dec 06

"Your AGE will be different on the different planets". This brings up the question of how we define the time intervals we measure. What is a day? What is a year? The earth is in motion. Actually, several different motions all at...

The closest planet to the sun?

lucalucky @lucalucky (1839) • Italy 14 Nov 06

a) Mercury b) Pluto c) Mars I'll tell you...

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