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