Freddie Mercury

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It has the most eccentric orbit of any planet, varying between 29 million & 43 million miles Mercury $1,000 J GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES 2024-09-09 #9156
Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes & is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth Mercury $200 J THE PLANETS 2024-05-08 #9098
The remains of the MESSENGER probe, as of April 30, 2015 Mercury DD $5,200 J FEATURES OF THE PLANET 2023-12-29 #9005
This speedy planet completes one revolution around the sun in 88 Earth days Mercury $400 DJ PLANET FEATURES 2022-12-20 #8767
This member of singing royalty said, "Rod Stewart, Elton John & I were going to form a band... called Hair, Nose & Teeth" Freddie Mercury DD $3,000 DJ ON PLANET POP CULTURE 2022-06-22 #8668
On this innermost planet, a solar day lasts twice as long as its year & is equal to about 176 earth days Mercury $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 2022-05-05 #8634
A Bay Area newspaper: The ____ News Mercury $600 J PLANET FILL IN 2021-11-03 #8503
Showed no remorse after the MESSENGER probe crashed into it Mercury $800 J PLANET SHAMING 2021-04-20 #8382
It orbits at 36 million miles from the Sun Mercury $800 DJ LET'S HAVE A PLANET 2020-05-18 #8216
...can get within about 29 million miles of the sun Mercury $600 J THIS PLANET 2020-03-20 #8185
Sting took the temperature of the musical world with the album this "Falling" Mercury $1,200 DJ THE TITLE PLANET 2019-02-08 #7925
Partly due to its having the most elliptical orbit, it varies from -300 to 845 degrees at the surface Mercury $800 J PLANETARY FACTS 2018-04-02 #7731
In ancient Greece it was called Apollo Mercury $200 J PICK A PLANET 2017-11-28 #7642
This element & its compounds have been used in antiseptics & to treat syphilis mercury $400 DJ PLANETARY PEOPLE & THINGS 2017-04-11 #7507
Craters on this smallest planet are named for giants of the humanities including Bach & Balanchine Mercury $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 2016-05-25 #7308
It always rises or sets within 2 hours of its buddy the Sun, so it's never observable in full darkness Mercury $600 J PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2014-10-02 #6909
San Jose ____ News, a paper in California Mercury $1,000 J PLANET FILL-IN 2014-02-24 #6781
There a day is twice as long as a year, 4,222 hours to 2,111 Mercury $1,600 DJ THE 8 PLANETS 2013-05-02 #6599
After Freddie; before Morris Mercury $600 J WHERE IS THAT PLANET? 2013-01-10 #6519
It orbits the sun at an average distance of .3871 astronomical units, the lowest average of all the planets Mercury $200 J ASTRONOMY 2011-03-07 #6101
Also a chemical element Mercury $200 J ONE OF THE 8 PLANETS 2010-12-17 #6045
It's never observable when the sky is fully dark Mercury DD $1,500 DJ PICK A PLANET 2010-01-01 #5825
This planet has the fastest orbit around the Sun Mercury $600 J SPACE 2009-12-16 #5813
This heavenly body shares its name with a liquid, & in 2007 scientists discovered that it has a liquid core Mercury $800 DJ ASTRONOMY 2009-01-20 #5612
With the demotion of Pluto, it's now the smallest, least massive planet Mercury $800 DJ ASTRONOMY 2007-11-21 #5338
A year on this planet is only 88 days long Mercury DD $2,200 DJ NAME THAT PLANET 2007-07-19 #5279
It travels about 30 miles per second, moving around the sun faster than any other planet Mercury DD $3,000 DJ THE PLANETS 2007-01-04 #5139
Its mean distance from the Sun is only about 36 million miles Mercury $600 J WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? 2006-10-05 #5074
Founded in 1938, it was a Ford Motor Company brand name of semi-luxury models Mercury $400 DJ ALSO A PLANET 2005-04-27 #4763
At 3,031 miles in diameter, this planet is the second smallest in our solar system Mercury $200 J THE PLANETS 2004-12-03 #4660
This planet closest to the sun features a crater, the Caloris basin, which is about the size of Texas Mercury $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 2004-11-24 #4653
Not much was known about this innermost planet until 1974 when Mariner 10 took some pictures Mercury $200 J DID WE PLANET THAT WAY? 2004-07-02 #4580
This planet has the shortest year, 88 days Mercury FJ ASTRONOMY 2003-09-23 #4377
Astrologers say that when this "Planet of Communication" goes retrograde, stuff on Earth falls apart Mercury $800 J THE PLANETS 2003-04-14 #4296
When the temperature is getting higher, this is said to be "rising" Mercury $800 DJ PLANET NAMES 2002-04-12 #4065
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents in front of a chalkboard showing the planets' orbits.) In our solar system this innermost planet travels around the Sun the fastest Mercury $200 J THE OTHER PLANETS 2002-02-05 #4017
Though it's closest to the sun & has daytime temperatures of 800°, its polar craters seem to contain ice Mercury $400 J THE PLANETS 2002-01-14 #4001
At 88 days, it has the shortest orbital period of the planets Mercury $200 DJ ASTRONOMY 2000-05-11 #3624
Phoenix' team in the WNBA Mercury $600 DJ PLANETARY NAMES 2000-04-24 #3611
This innermost planet goes through apparent changes, or phases, just like our moon Mercury $200 DJ ASTRONOMY 1997-06-26 #2969
At its closest this planet is just 28.6 million miles from the Sun; at its most distant, 43.4 million Mercury $200 J THE PLANETS 1996-12-09 #2826
He's the late lead singer of Queen Freddie Mercury $400 J PLANET NAMES 1996-07-02 #2742
Despite being closest to the Sun, this planet may have some ice in its polar regions Mercury $400 DJ THE PLANETS 1996-02-06 #2637
This closest planet to the Sun has the shortest orbit around it, 88 days Mercury $400 DJ THE PLANETS 1995-12-04 #2591
This planet has 2 "hot poles" that can reach 800° F. Mercury $400 DJ THE PLANETS 1995-06-22 #2504
This innermost planet has been explored by only one spacecraft–Mariner 10 Mercury $300 J ASTRONOMY 1995-01-04 #2383
The midday forecast for this planet is 750 degrees Fahrenheit & sunny Mercury $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 1994-11-15 #2347
The first U.S. astronaut program, or the first planet from the Sun Mercury $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1994-09-29 #2314
This planet never appears more than 28 degrees from the sun in the sky Mercury $300 J THE PLANETS 1994-01-25 #2167
At its closest point to the Sun it's only 29 million miles away Mercury $200 J THE PLANETS 1993-06-07 #2031
In 1974 Mariner 10 discovered that this small planet's surface is cratered & moonlike Mercury $300 J THE PLANETS 1993-03-16 #1972
Its distance from the Sun is about 1/3 that of Earth Mercury $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1992-12-23 #1913
America's first man-in-space program, or the planet closest to the Sun Mercury $200 DJ ASTRONOMY & SPACE 1992-07-06 #1826
This planet is often hard to see from Earth, due to the sun's brightness & its innermost position Mercury $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1992-05-05 #1782
It's orbital speed of 30 miles per second is the fastest of any planet Mercury $600 DJ THE PLANETS 1991-12-11 #1678
Circling the Sun every 88 days, it is the fastest planet Mercury $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1991-02-05 #1487
Because it's closest to the sun, this planet is best seen near the horizon just before sunset or sunrise Mercury $100 J THE PLANETS 1990-03-19 #1286
It's the closest planet to the Sun named after a Roman god Mercury $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1988-04-13 #843
80% of the mass of this small planet is iron & nickel Mercury $600 DJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1986-04-14 #416
Averaging 30 miles a second on its orbit, it's a very fast planet Mercury $200 J THE PLANETS 1985-12-05 #324
"Quicksilver" planet whose year is only 88 days Mercury $200 DJ SPACE 1985-04-05 #150
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