Difference between revisions of "Mercury"
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Revision as of 11:51, 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 |
| 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 |
| Note | *Elements are from Orbiter 2016 |
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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