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GoldenSnake · 10-01-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

Professor Roslund walked back to his desk where he sat down on the edge of his desk to peer out at his student's. The signs of tiredness was showing in more than one face. He was glad that the lesson soon would be over. Clapping his hands to get the student's attention again he said when they quieted down. "Nice work everyone! I think all of you have spotted Mercury by now. Can anyone tell me what kind of landscape there is on Mercury? You should be able to work it out by studying Mercury in your telescopes."

He waited to give them a few moments to think before adding [B]"Also does anyone know the mythological story surrounding Mercury?"

"Well..." Victoria thought carefully for a moment. "Mercury's surface is very much like the moon's surface. There are many cratered terrains and smooth plains. The craters are formed when meteors or small comets crashed in to the planet." replied Victoria after flipping some pages in her Atronomy textbook. "It's supposably really hot because it's the closest to the sun?"

Victoria like the second question. She has a whole book of Greek and Roman mythology and its relationships to the planets. Heehee..."Well....the Greeks gave it two names, Apollo and Hermes when it come and crosses as a mornings and evening star. But in Roman mythology, they named it after Mercury, the god of travel and trade. They probably name it after him because it moves so quickly across the sky."

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GoldenSnake Doxy Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweetwater Posts: 6,031 Hogwarts RPG Name: Arielle (Ari) Wedgwood First Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Morgan Kruz Daily Prophet Photojournalist	A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for. Quote: Originally Posted by Nordic Witch Professor Roslund walked back to his desk where he sat down on the edge of his desk to peer out at his student's. The signs of tiredness was showing in more than one face. He was glad that the lesson soon would be over. Clapping his hands to get the student's attention again he said when they quieted down. "Nice work everyone! I think all of you have spotted Mercury by now. Can anyone tell me what kind of landscape there is on Mercury? You should be able to work it out by studying Mercury in your telescopes." He waited to give them a few moments to think before adding [B]"Also does anyone know the mythological story surrounding Mercury?" "Well..." Victoria thought carefully for a moment. "Mercury's surface is very much like the moon's surface. There are many cratered terrains and smooth plains. The craters are formed when meteors or small comets crashed in to the planet." replied Victoria after flipping some pages in her Atronomy textbook. "It's supposably really hot because it's the closest to the sun?" Victoria like the second question. She has a whole book of Greek and Roman mythology and its relationships to the planets. Heehee..."Well....the Greeks gave it two names, Apollo and Hermes when it come and crosses as a mornings and evening star. But in Roman mythology, they named it after Mercury, the god of travel and trade. They probably name it after him because it moves so quickly across the sky." __________________