Planet Mercury and Roman god Mercury, Randers - Denmark
N 56° 27.766 E 010° 02.721
32V E 564413 N 6258076
Planeten Merkur er den mindste i vores solsystem, Merkur er også en Romersk gud - The planet Mercury is the smallest in our solar system. Mercury is also a Roman god
Waymark Code: WMHY94
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 08/26/2013
Views: 9
Merkur er planeten tættest på Solen og den mindste planet i Solsystemet med en omløbstid om Solen på 87.969 dage. Da Merkur overstråles af Solens lys, kan den normalt kun ses i morgen- og aftenskumringen, medmindre der er solformørkelse. Merkur ligner Månen: der er kraterfyldte områder og plane sletter, den har ingen måner og ingen atmosfære af betydning.
Kilde: wikipedia
Den romerske gud Hermes der ses her med sin karakteristiske bevingede hat. Han holder desuden en pose og en stav og har et klæde svøbt om livet. Merkur, der har lighed med den græske gud Hermes, var romernes gud for handel, hurtighed og kommunikation.
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun and the smallest planet in our solar system. It takes Mercury 87969 days to orbit the sun. As Mercury is beeing beamed down by the light from the sun, it can normally only be seen during sunrise and sunsent unless there is a solar eclipse. Mercury is like the moon: it has craters and plane areas, no moons and allmost no atmosphere.
The Roman god Mercury is seen here with his characteristic hat with wings a small bag and a stick. He has a cloth wrapped around the waist. Mercury has a likeness with the Greek god Hermes, was the Roman god for trade, communication and speed.
Website of the Extraterrestrial Location: [Web Link]
Website of location on Earth: [Web Link]
Celestial Body: Mercury
|
Visit Instructions:
Post a different picture and tell us about your experience at the location.