Mercury

Summary

Mercury is an inferior planet^[1]. Mercury draws 16,387 Wikipedia views per month (inferior_planet category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mercury's instance of is recorded as inferior planet^[3].
• Mercury's instance of is recorded as inner planet of the Solar System^[4].
• Mercury is named after Mercury^[5].
• Hermes is named after Mercury^[6].
• The location of Mercury was inner Solar System^[7].
• Mercury is part of inner Solar System^[8].
• Mercury is used for colonization of Mercury^[9].
• Mercury's Commons category is recorded as Mercury (planet)^[10].
• Mercury's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• Mercury's child astronomical body is recorded as Mercury's moon^[12].
• Mercury's child astronomical body is recorded as hermeocentric orbit^[13].
• Mercury's child astronomical body is recorded as hermeosynchronous orbit^[14].
• Mercury's child astronomical body is recorded as hermeostationary orbit^[15].
• Mercury's Unicode character is recorded as ☿^[16].
• Mercury comprises atmosphere of Mercury^[17].
• Mercury's highest point is recorded as Caloris Montes^[18].
• Mercury's IPA transcription is recorded as mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯^[19].
• Mercury's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mercury (planet)^[20].
• Mercury's Commons gallery is recorded as Mercury (planet)^[21].
• Mercury's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20563593'}^[22].
• Mercury's flattening is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[23].
• Mercury's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1.9'}^[24].
• Mercury's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• Mercury's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Mercury's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Mercury is part of inner Solar System^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Mercury covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+74800000'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include inferior planet^[3] and inner planet of the Solar System^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Mercury^[5], a Roman deity^[29] and Hermes^[6], an Olympian god^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mercury include Wednesday^[31], a day of the week^[32]; Mercury Islands^[33], an island group^[34], in New Zealand^[35]; and Mercury Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].

Why It Matters

Mercury draws 16,387 Wikipedia views per month (inferior_planet category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Mercury has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Mercury is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Mercury include Wednesday^[31], a day of the week^[32]; Mercury Islands^[33], an island group^[34], in New Zealand^[35]; and Mercury Glacier^[36], a glacier^[37].