The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury can get very hot, but would you believe you could also freeze to death on the planet? Would you also believe that a day on Mercury could be longer than it&#39;s year? How could these things be possible? Mercury is more interesting than you might realize! It&#39;s never too late to learn about the world around you.

This is part of Our Deadly Solar System unit.
 
Resources from this episode:
<a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mercury/in-depth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NASA Solar System Exploration: Mercury</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3GkZe3nRQ0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Crash Course: Mercury</a>


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Lesson 79 - What makes Venus the hottest planet?

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