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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Mercury | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:MercuryScrshot.jpg|240px]] | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Mercury in Orbiter''' | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Mercury | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|0 | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|3.30188×10<sup>23</sup> kg | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|2.44×10<sup>6</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Gravitational moments||align="right" width="50%"|J<sub>2</sub>=6×10<sup>-5</sup> | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Siderial day||align="right" width="30%"|5.067×10<sup>6</sup> s | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Orbital period||align="right" width="30%"|7.601×10<sup>6</sup> s<br>(87.975 days) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Obliquity of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|7.01° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Atmosphere||align="right" width="30%"|No | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Atmosphere||align="right" width="30%"|No | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Osculating elements (ecliptic frame) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Semi-major axis||align="right" width="30%"|5.7909×10<sup>10</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity||align="right" width="30%"|0.20563 | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Inclination||align="right" width="30%"| 7.00° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Longitude of ascending node||align="right" width="30%"| 48.33° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis||align="right" width="30%"|77.46° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mean Longitude||align="right" width="30%"| 165.42° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Precession period||align="right" width="30%"| 2726.429203 years | ||
| + | |} | ||
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Mercury is the closest planet in our [[Solar System]] to the [[Sun]]. Mercury is a barren, rocky planet that that is littered with craters. The solid ground and low gravity make it ideal for a spaceship landing. The planet to this date has only been visited by two unmanned probes probes. | Mercury is the closest planet in our [[Solar System]] to the [[Sun]]. Mercury is a barren, rocky planet that that is littered with craters. The solid ground and low gravity make it ideal for a spaceship landing. The planet to this date has only been visited by two unmanned probes probes. | ||
Revision as of 03:08, 11 June 2021
| Mercury | |
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| Mercury in Orbiter | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Mercury |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Number of satellites | 0 |
| Physical parameters | |
| Mass | 3.30188×1023 kg |
| Mean Radius | 2.44×106 m |
| Gravitational moments | J2=6×10-5 |
| Siderial day | 5.067×106 s |
| Orbital period | 7.601×106 s (87.975 days) |
| Obliquity of ecliptic | 7.01° |
| Atmosphere | No |
| Atmosphere | No |
| Osculating elements (ecliptic frame) | |
| Semi-major axis | 5.7909×1010 m |
| Eccentricity | 0.20563 |
| Inclination | 7.00° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 48.33° |
| Longitude of periapsis | 77.46° |
| Mean Longitude | 165.42° |
| Precession period | 2726.429203 years |
Mercury is the closest planet in our Solar System to the Sun. Mercury is a barren, rocky planet that that is littered with craters. The solid ground and low gravity make it ideal for a spaceship landing. The planet to this date has only been visited by two unmanned probes probes.
| Object Information about Mercury in Orbiter 2016 | |
| Name | Mercury |
Add-ons
- Mariner 10 - Historically the first probe to use gravitational assists and first probe to visit Mercury. It made three fly-by's of Mercury between November 1973 and March 1974, but did not enter orbit. This probe is modeled in Orbiter in an add-on made by user "missleman01": GEP - Mariner 10 [1]
- MESSENGER - Historically the first probe to enter orbit around Mercury. After three fly-by's between January 2008 and September 2009, it entered an highly elliptical orbit around Mercury on March 18th, 2011. This probe is modeled in Orbiter in several add-ons [2]
- Mercury Level 9 Textures at Orbit Hangar The texture was created using mosaics of the planet Mercury with pictures taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft in 2011
References
External links
- Mercury at Wikipedia
- Mariner 10 mission at Wikipedia
- MESSENGER mission at Wikipedia
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