Mercury Exploration Guide

Students will journey to Mercury with this printable resource, learning about the smallest planet’s surface features, temperature extremes, and thin atmosphere. Reading passages explain how spacecraft study Mercury, why its orbit is so close to the Sun, and what mysteries remain about its formation. Clear diagrams and review activities build knowledge and science vocabulary, encouraging curiosity about our solar system’s innermost planet. Great for homeschool or classroom enrichment, inspiring further research and wonder about space.