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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Final Concept Map, An iron nickel core and a rocky shell If it has an iron nickel core, how high is the Magnetic field? Mercury has a weak magnetic field, Their distance from the Earth is relatively "close" and they both reflect light from the Sun Why do they both do this? They do not generate their own heat through electro-magnetic reaction, 27 days around the earth How Long is Mercury's orbit 88 days around the Sun, Located 0.01AU from the Earth and the Earth is 1AU from the Sun The distance between the Moon and the Sun constantly changes due to the Moons orbit What does this signify? Mercury and the Moon are both in our solar system and are both visible from Earth without a telescope, Mercury orbits the Sun in the Solar System Where is Mercury? Mercury is on average 0.387 AU from the Sun, The Moon orbits the Earth (a planet) which orbits the Sun Where is the Moon? Located 0.01AU from the Earth and the Earth is 1AU from the Sun The distance between the Moon and the Sun constantly changes due to the Moons orbit, Mercury is on average 0.387 AU from the Sun What does this signify? Mercury and the Moon are both in our solar system and are both visible from Earth without a telescope, Mercury and the Moon are both in our solar system and are both visible from Earth without a telescope Why are they visible? Their distance from the Earth is relatively "close" and they both reflect light from the Sun, Lunar samples from Lunar missions indicate the Moon's surface was once molten What is Mercury and the Moon's individual densities? Mercury density is 5.43g/cm3, Their distance from the Earth is relatively "close" and they both reflect light from the Sun When a telescope was used to view the Moon and Mercury what was discovered? Heavily cratered surfaces, Mercury is a planet Why? Mercury orbits the Sun in the Solar System, How are Mercury and the Moon similar? How are they different and why? What are they? The Moon is a satellite, Heavily cratered surfaces What caused the craters? It is not entirely known but it is theoried to have been meteroite collisions, Heavily cratered surfaces What is the Moon's surface composed of? Lunar samples from Lunar missions indicate the Moon's surface was once molten, Lunar samples from Lunar missions indicate the Moon's surface was once molten What is Mercury and the Moon's individual densities? Moon density is 3.346g/cm3, Mercury has a weak magnetic field Does Mercury have an atmosphere? No, basically none., Heavily cratered surfaces What is Mercury's composition? An iron nickel core and a rocky shell, Located 0.01AU from the Earth and the Earth is 1AU from the Sun The distance between the Moon and the Sun constantly changes due to the Moons orbit How long is the Moon's orbit? 27 days around the earth, An iron nickel core and a rocky shell What is the moon's inner composition? An Iron-rich core and earth like with a crust, mantle and core, The Moon is a satellite Why? The Moon orbits the Earth (a planet) which orbits the Sun