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4 October 2009
What Colour Is Mercury??
That sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it?. Just look through a telescope right? Actually if you think about it. Colours look different in different light, and when you are nearer or further for the sun than we are on earth, the light is definitely not the same. We also have an atmosphere of Nitrogen and Oxygen. This thin layer of gas scatters out the blue light from the sun. …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.