Talk:Mercury (planet)

Some users look for the element, and find this page, thinking there would be a "Not to be confused with Mercury (Element)" or "the element" or "the element of the same name" Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 22:31, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

: See WP:NOHATNOTE. The title of this page is not ambiguous. Readers searching for 'Mercury' are sent to the disambiguation page. Praemonitus (talk) 22:35, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

::Oh, I didn't notice. I guess my ADHD didnt see it. Haha Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 00:20, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

:::Whoops I searched it on the web, now I get it. Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 00:23, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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Change "moon" (referring to Earth's Moon) to "Moon"; Physical Characteristics-Compressional features-line 1. Lejack 007 (talk) 16:01, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

:{{done}}, thanks. Rasnaboy (talk) 18:04, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Hey everyone. Does anyone want to add the new theory that Mercury has a 10-11 mile layer of Diamond below its graphite-silicate exterior? Thanks

https://www.space.com/mercury-diamond-layer-10-miles-thick-nasa-messenger IapetusCallistus (talk) 19:54, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

The introduction describes:

"Its largest crater, Caloris Planitia, has a diameter of {{convert|1,550|km|mi|abbr=on}} and one-third the diameter of the planet ({{Convert|4880|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=or}})."

I think this is trying to say this crater _covers_ one-third the diameter of the planet? 38.73.235.252 (talk) 16:28, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

:Seems so. I've rephrased the passage; hopefully it's clearer now. Double sharp (talk) 18:07, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

: I'm not sure that even makes sense, because coverage is implicitly two-dimensional and diameter is one-dimensional. I'd say it "spans" one-third the diameter of the planet. Praemonitus (talk) 18:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

::I think my wording addresses that: it simply notes that this diameter is about 1/3 the planet's diameter. Double sharp (talk) 05:32, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

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The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_planet&redirect=no 1st planet] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at {{slink|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 October 21#}} until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (u — c) 12:26, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

:{{ping|Cremastra}} I found no such discussion on the linked log page. Are we waiting on an automated process? Praemonitus (talk) 15:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

::Done. We were waiting on my real-life business. :) The section is “Ambiguous "planet 3" redirects”. Cremastra (u — c) 19:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

In the section entitled "Orbit, rotation and longitude", we are told that Mercury has the "most eccentric" orbit. Pluto, 2 Pallas and others have higher eccentricities. See Orbital eccentricity. Could someone rectify this? T6hl37s (talk) 15:55, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

:It fully reads {{tq|Mercury has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the Solar System}}, meaning that dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other TNOs are excluded from consideration. ArkHyena (it/its) 16:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

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Under Mercury_(planet)#BepiColombo please add the following as a last sentence:

BepiColombo completed it's final flyby of Mercury on January 9th, 2025.{{cite web |last1=Fullbrook |first1=Danny |date=9 January 2025 |title=New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2v2r1jm7go |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC News}}

The preceding sentence "BepiColombo conducted three of its six planned Mercury flybys from October 1, 2021 to June 19, 2023." could possibly be removed. 155.190.13.13 (talk) 04:04, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} I tweaked the preceding sentence a bit, and added a line about entering orbit next year. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 15:31, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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Please fix the spelling of the word slightly in the intro paragraph. At the moment it reads: "While it is the smallest and least massive planet of the Solar System, its surface gravity is sligtly higher than that of Mars." 223.178.208.40 (talk) 10:10, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. twisted. (user | talk | contribs) 14:17, 30 April 2025 (UTC)