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Atmosphere of Mercury

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Mercury is a small planet.

Mercury Sodium tail (PIA11076).jpg
Mercury Sodium tail (PIA11076).jpg
It has very little air. The Sun pushes the air away. This makes a long tail. It looks like a comet. We use space probes to see it. Do you like looking at stars?

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File:Mercury Sodium tail (PIA11076).jpg
Mercury Sodium tail (PIA11076).jpg
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