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NASA" class="hds-media-background z-100" /> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col padding-left-105"> <div class="label margin-bottom-1">6 min read</div> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h3 class="heading-16 line-height-md">What鈥檚 Up: April 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA</h3> </div> <div class="heading-12 display-flex flex-align-center font-weight-bold text-uppercase margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-40"> <span class="display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2"> <svg version="1.1" class="square-2 margin-right-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" style="enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;" xml:space="preserve"><g><g><path d="M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z"></path><path d="M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z"></path></g></g></svg> <span>article</span> </span> <span>5 days ago</span> </div> </div> </a> </div><div class="global-nav__tertiary-submenu global-nav__wrapper" style="max-width: 440px" submenu-id="global-nav-universe"><h3 class="heading-12 color-carbon-40 text-uppercase margin-bottom-2">Highlights</h3> <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/exoplanets-research-program-roses/" class="hds-content-card hds-content-card-3 grid-row color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-4" target="_self"> <div class="grid-col"> <div class="width-full bg-carbon-black minh-15"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/hubble/releases/2023/07/keystones/STScI-01H14T5JF44ZF0XEYJD0ARRWRC.jpg?w=1024" alt="Exoplanets Research Program (ROSES F.3)" class="hds-media-background z-100" /> </div> </div> <div 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src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/hubble/nebulae/emission/Hubble_NGC346_heic2502a.tif?w=1024" alt="Hubble Spots Stellar Sculptors in Nearby Galaxy" class="hds-media-background z-100" /> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col padding-left-105"> <div class="label margin-bottom-1">3 min read</div> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h3 class="heading-16 line-height-md">Hubble Spots Stellar Sculptors in Nearby Galaxy</h3> </div> <div class="heading-12 display-flex flex-align-center font-weight-bold text-uppercase margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-40"> <span class="display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2"> <svg version="1.1" class="square-2 margin-right-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" style="enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;" xml:space="preserve"><g><g><path d="M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 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color-spacesuit-white-important">Mercury</h1> <p class="p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important">Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in our solar system. It's only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.</p> </div> <div class="hds-topic-hero-stats"> <h2 class="color-spacesuit-white-important label margin-bottom-2"></h2> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4"> <div class="grid-col grid-col-auto"> <div class="stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl"></div> </div> <div class="color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3"> <h4 class="stat-value line-height-md"> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4"> <div class="grid-col grid-col-auto"> <div class="stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl"></div> </div> <div class="color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3 tablet:padding-left-3"> <h4 class="stat-value line-height-md"></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="" class=" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-smd-block-iframe-embed"><div class="SmdBlockIframeEmbedBlock hds-media margin-y-0" data-ratio="manual" data-manual-height="205" data-id="smd-iframe-1bb9890e-a03d-42a0-be05-b2239421b099"><div id="smd-block-wrapper-smd-iframe-1bb9890e-a03d-42a0-be05-b2239421b099" class="smd-block-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto margin-bottom-0 nasa-block-align-full"><div class="smd-block-wrapper-inner margin-left-auto margin-right-auto" style="width: 100%; height: 205px; position: relative; overflow: hidden;"><figure><iframe id="smd-iframe-smd-iframe-1bb9890e-a03d-42a0-be05-b2239421b099" src="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/module/77/" title="" class="smd-iframe-iframe border-0" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen">Unable to render the provided source</iframe></figure></div></div></div></div> <div id="" class="hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-block"> <ul class="hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row" role="tablist"> <li role="presentation" class="hds-tab-nav-item usa-active" data-tab-id="0"> <button role="tab" type="button" id="tab0-facts" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="panel0-facts"> Facts </button> </li> <li role="presentation" class="hds-tab-nav-item " data-tab-id="1"> <button role="tab" type="button" id="tab1-by-the-numbers" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel1-by-the-numbers"> By the Numbers </button> </li> <li role="presentation" class="hds-tab-nav-item " data-tab-id="2"> <button role="tab" type="button" id="tab2-exploration" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel2-exploration"> Exploration </button> </li> <li role="presentation" class="hds-tab-nav-item " data-tab-id="3"> <button role="tab" type="button" id="tab3-resources" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel3-resources"> Resources </button> </li> </ul> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6"> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active" data-tab-id="0" role="tabpanel" id="panel0-facts" aria-labelledby="tab0-facts" > <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-29">Mercury Facts</h2> </div> <p class="heading-16">Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun. </p> <p class="p-md">Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. It's the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth days. Mercury is named for the swiftest of the ancient Roman gods.</p> <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/" target="_self" class="button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false"> <span class="line-height-alt-1 " > Get the Facts </span> <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="button-primary-circle" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg> </a> </div> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-left-5"> <div class="display-block"> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile"> <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img width="1020" height="1024" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?w=1020" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Gray-colored Mercury with bright ejecta visible in craters." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg 1020w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=768,771 768w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=398,400 398w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=598,600 598w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pia15051-mercury.jpg?resize=896,900 896w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA's Mercury MESSENGER took this image of Mercury's southern hemisphere. </div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington</div></figcaption></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex " data-tab-id="1" role="tabpanel" id="panel1-by-the-numbers" aria-labelledby="tab1-by-the-numbers" hidden> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-29">Mercury By The Numbers</h2> </div> <p class="heading-16">How big is Mercury? How far is it from the Sun?</p> <p class="p-md">Use this tool to compare Mercury to Earth, and other planets. </p> <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/mercury-by-the-numbers/?intent=121" target="_self" class="button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true"> <span class="line-height-alt-1 " > Analyze and Compare </span> <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="button-primary-circle" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg> </a> </div> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-left-5"> <div class="display-block"> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile"> <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img width="3000" height="2025" src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/09/t/True_Mercury.jpg?w=3000&h=2025&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="A gray, cratered world in the blackness of space, with about two-thirds of the planet illuminated by sunlight coming from the right. The overall gray shows some tan tints in some areas, and several craters have slivery-white rays extending outward from them, across the surface." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft captured a part of Mercury not previously seen by spacecraft after its closest approach to the planet on Jan. 14, 2008. </div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie</div></figcaption></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex " data-tab-id="2" role="tabpanel" id="panel2-exploration" aria-labelledby="tab2-exploration" hidden> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-29">Exploring Mercury</h2> </div> <p class="heading-16">The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA's Mariner 10. </p> <p class="p-md">NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft flew by Mercury three times, and orbited the planet for four years before crashing on its surface at the end of its mission. </p> <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/exploration/" target="_self" class="button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false"> <span class="line-height-alt-1 " > More About Mercury Missions </span> <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="button-primary-circle" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg> </a> </div> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-left-5"> <div class="display-block"> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile"> <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img width="768" height="576" src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/messenger.jpg?w=768&h=576&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="An illustration of the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 81%; object-position: 51% 81%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/messenger.jpg?w=768&h=576&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/messenger.jpg?w=300&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/messenger.jpg?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/messenger.jpg?w=600&h=450&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is shown near Mercury in this illustration.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex " data-tab-id="3" role="tabpanel" id="panel3-resources" aria-labelledby="tab3-resources" hidden> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-29">Mercury Resources</h2> </div> <p class="heading-16">Explore a curated collection of resources about Mercury.</p> <p class="p-md">These resources include activities that can be done at home, as well as videos and animations, images, and printable graphics. </p> <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/resources/resource-packages/mercury-resources/" target="_self" class="button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false"> <span class="line-height-alt-1 " > Explore Resources for Mercury </span> <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="button-primary-circle" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg> </a> </div> <div class="grid-col desktop:padding-left-5"> <div class="display-block"> <div class="hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile"> <div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Mercury in several different colors" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 38% 57%; object-position: 38% 57%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg 1252w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=768,767 768w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">This image from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft uses spectral data to highlight various minerals, features and properties on Mercury. </div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington</div></figcaption></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="" class=" hds-module wp-block-smd-block-iframe-embed"><div class="SmdBlockIframeEmbedBlock hds-media margin-y-3" data-ratio="auto" data-manual-height="471.91" data-id="smd-iframe-b6d4e36a-8c34-4f32-a245-72b30a1ff138"><div id="smd-block-wrapper-smd-iframe-b6d4e36a-8c34-4f32-a245-72b30a1ff138" class="smd-block-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto margin-bottom-1 nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="smd-block-wrapper-inner margin-left-auto margin-right-auto" style="width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden;"><figure><iframe id="smd-iframe-smd-iframe-b6d4e36a-8c34-4f32-a245-72b30a1ff138" src="https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/mercury" title="Explore in 3D鈥擡yes on the Solar System" class="smd-iframe-iframe border-0" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen">Unable to render the provided source</iframe></figure></div></div><div class="padding-0 grid-container margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 1rem;"><figcaption class="hds-caption margin-left-auto margin-right-auto padding-left-1 padding-right-1 desktop:padding-left-0 desktop:padding-right-0" style="margin-bottom: 0.5rem; width: 100%;"><div class="hds-caption-text smd-embed-caption-text margin-0">Eyes on the Solar System lets you explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft exploring them from 1950 to 2050. </div></figcaption></div></div></div> <div id="" class=" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-smd-block-iframe-embed"><div class="SmdBlockIframeEmbedBlock hds-media margin-y-0" data-ratio="manual" data-manual-height="1300" data-id="smd-iframe-7f0a7da0-2a01-436d-bb8a-68a8044ef054"><div id="smd-block-wrapper-smd-iframe-7f0a7da0-2a01-436d-bb8a-68a8044ef054" class="smd-block-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto margin-bottom-0 nasa-block-align-full"><div class="smd-block-wrapper-inner margin-left-auto margin-right-auto" style="width: 100%; height: 1300px; position: relative; overflow: hidden;"><figure><iframe id="smd-iframe-smd-iframe-7f0a7da0-2a01-436d-bb8a-68a8044ef054" src="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/module/88/" title="" class="smd-iframe-iframe border-0" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen">Unable to render the provided source</iframe></figure></div></div></div></div> <div id="" class="hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-block padding-0"> <div class="margin-bottom-4"> <h2 class="heading-22"> Learn More </h2> </div> <div class="grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important"> <div class="grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center"> <div class="grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5"> <div class="width-full"> <div class="hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden"> <figure class="hds-media-background "><img width="150" height="150" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mercury-planets-09.en_.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Gray and white smiling,cartoon-like illustration of planet Mercury." style="transform: scale(1.9); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mercury-planets-09.en_.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mercury-planets-09.en_.png?resize=50,50 50w, https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mercury-planets-09.en_.png?resize=100,100 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0"> <div class="grid-row flex-align-center"> <div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6"> <h2 class="heading-36 margin-0">For Kids: All About Mercury</h2> </div> <div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6"> <p class="p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black">Facts about Mercury for kids.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end"> <a href="https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-mercury/en/" target="" aria-label="" class="link-external-true"> <svg class="hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0" viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none"> <circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important"> <div class="grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center"> <div class="grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5"> <div class="width-full"> <div class="hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden"> <figure class="hds-media-background "><img width="150" height="150" src="https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spectra-mercury.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Mercury in several different colors" style="transform: scale(1); 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