Mercury 101 | National Geographic

The planet Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods because of its fleeting nature across the sky. Find out the reason behind its incredible speed, if it is indeed the hottest planet in the Solar System, and why the smallest planet in the solar system is slowly shrinking.
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[@NatGeo]

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and is full of many mysteries. What intrigues you the most about the planet closest to the sun?

[@tayorswift13vevo10]

Someone please tell me what is the colour of mercury? gray or which is shown on thimbnail... This question is in my mind from a few time ago

[@yashsingh3562]

Will this ever be telecasted on TV ?

[@tayorswift13vevo10]

+black sand mostly its colour is shown as blue, orange sparkle colour, its shown in video's thumbnail and on wikipedia mercury page also. So which one is true

[@tayorswift13vevo10]

thanks I was thinking like that, but then I was confused why wikipedia have the picture of mercury that we can't see

[@Rakeshkumar30]

That it is the closest to the sun still not the hottest planet in the solar system,the crown goes to Venus due to it's greenhouse gas effect.

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

The shot at 02:43 is crazy, Mercury is sooo far from the sun but in this shot it looks like it's as far as our moon to earth. Makes you realise how HUGE our sun is.

[@palavali329]

ikr

[@Asstronomical_AB]

And she said that Mercury's circumference is basically the U.S.. Just look at how many two day car drives that is 😳😨😳

[@stephenson2-142]

Im the biggest star

[@rageraptor7127]

Then you realize our sun isn’t even a pebble when compared to some of the monster stars in our galaxy

[@WonderWolf11]

Or just how small we are

[@CountryCowboy008]

"Mercury is the smallest planet in our Solar System" Pluto: *_They ask you how you are and you just have to say that you're fine and you are not really fine but you just can't get into it because they would never understand._*

[@twolittlesuperstars4949]

Hahahaha🤣

[@jonathanokafor501]

*B U T I S N T P L U T O A D W A R F P L A N E T ?*

[@gowerpower2552]

😅😅

[@prabathhemachandra]

Pluto is really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really tiny

[@leenalsayeh206]

Countrycowboy08 😂😂😂😂😂

[@myatyuwu7303]

I love how National Geographic portrays every planet as special and unique in its own way. If I was the planet I would feel really appreciated

[@befikerdagim4662]

Pluto is not planet :pluto is dwarf planet!!!

[@brian6101]

@@befikerdagim4662 this video is about Mercury

[@haytamessabir1614]

What if aliens lived in Mercury, they would have a thin voice because of Helium 😂

[@maneethmeegeda8568]

Legend

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

The Chipmunks would be our translators

[@samuel_koch]

Given that their form of communication works the same as ours

[@haytamessabir1614]

zaimah Begum-Diamond absolutely 😂

[@mcmuffin558]

Callate wey

[@ravshars]

I love Mercury. I wanna hug it.

[@marijanakragic2014]

ME TOO !!!

[@marijanakragic2014]

me too

[@marijanakragic2014]

1

[@Sailorjupiterz]

Thx guys I need the support for being closest to the sun :)

[@atomicnumber8051]

lol

[@mercury2546]

i didn't know that people actually cared about me-

[@MFahrulRozi]

Hey Mercury! Are you the moon of venus or not?

[@MFahrulRozi]

@Yin youtube is not social media

[@marteenyo]

we love you little one

[@gmardog]

Blinky the Ghost bruh it is

[@Mu5096rdgh]

Blinky the Ghost I think you missed the point.

[@draparnaseetharaman9646]

What is so amazing, humans are able to study all these so well. Bless us

[@Doki-2000]

"Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system." Pluto: Am I a joke to you?

[@DarkRobotics]

Yeeeaahh, I don't know if your jokin' but, Pluto ain't a planet anymore.

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

Yes it is a joke actually. Because scientists dont consider a planet anymore

[@hassaneinalassadi8840]

Pluto is no longer considered a plain planet because of it's small size. The issue is that they found a huge amount of tiny planets in it's size . We would have a huge amount of planets in the solar system if we count those. So basically they eliminated pluto to keep things simple.

[@rajdehoo6993]

@@hassaneinalassadi8840 nope , it just doesnt clear its orbit around its debris

[@hassaneinalassadi8840]

@@rajdehoo6993 that might be a second reason for not considering it a planet. But still the main reason is it's small size

[@Miumiu0404]

It's weird that you never mentioned Mercury's rotation. While it takes Mercury 88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun, it takes almost 58 days & 15 hours for the planet to rotate. So 1 Earth day in Mercury is almost 59 Earth days.

[@aksman8563]

True

[@EndoraFalace-ed8uv]

I see I Earth day = almost2 months on Murcury

[@Fran_Tluanga]

"1 earth day in mercury is almost 59 earth days".. i fail to grasp the meaning😂😂 1 mercury day is equal to 59 earth days would be more understandable

[@flowers0fpeace]

Love these “101” videos! Keep them coming ♥️

[@Rakeshkumar30]

Absolutely

[@NOName-tv8ro]

Now youve got 101 likes

[@ashleypineda7594]

M

[@irobott3713]

If Earth is the third planet from Sun after Mercury and Venus Doesn't that make every country a third world country?

[@andzelikaniewiadomska]

What do you mean

[@carmcam1]

we are a third world planet..

[@flowerlove3143]

Third class planet 😄😄..We have been proving it day by day...

[@asher-360]

Illuminati wants to know your location

[@srv.stf_]

He's out of line but he's right

[@hongpingmike]

I want to know the secrets of Uranus.

[@mohamadfarhoud6090]

why does this joke never get old

[@greenthizzle4]

It whispers unspeakable things

[@arhamgomez1652]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it never does get old

[@HENSONnOZ]

Classic 😂

[@bacarrakris5432]

@@greenthizzle4 *Uranus:* this guy eats orange flavored pudding.... where do you even get that stuff!?!?

[@Randomvidsontheinternet1431]

"Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system" Pluto : 😢 Pluto's species : dislikes this video

[@MFahrulRozi]

Pluto is a planet! He is nice!

[@ppthroat]

Pluto isn’t a planet

[@ppthroat]

Blinky the Ghost Pluto isn’t a planet

[@nothing.1240]

@@ppthroat then what is it then just a piece of ice and rock in space?

[@ppthroat]

NightCyberツ nope, it is a dwarf planet

[@ymelshka]

thank you for adding metric and celcius.

[@yasminbissessar7304]

Mercury

[@No1_Planet]

@@yasminbissessar7304 Yes?

[@bowlampar]

Thank to Messenger and Mariner, we know a bit more about mercury now.

[@ninja.saywhat]

*Thank you NASA, Thank you US Taxpayers :)

[@samiasomauroo9558]

Planetx

[@samiasomauroo9558]

Ok

[@MrPatrick0509]

I wanna know how they discover the composition of the planets.

[@parthibanperiyasamy]

Spectrograph

[@ejosjek52.87]

The rocks

[@trendingtayoph8680]

The bigger the core is the more it will shrunk. After so many years in school. I found out that it's easier to learn here

[@Y2daA]

Now knowing that 1 year on Mercury is 88 days makes me question how old I really am. 🤔

[@StrikerCup79]

earth time cycle 365(day)*12(month)=4380 days 4380(day)*10(year)=43800 days mercury time cycle 365(day)-88(day)=277 days 88(day)*12(month) = 1056 days 1056(day)*10(year)=10560 days 10560(day)%365(day)=28months 28(month)%12(month)=2years thats means ten years on earth is just 2 and half years on mercury and you can scape 8 years of oldness by staying at mercury in 10 years lol

[@lumpyspace3045]

@@StrikerCup79I skipped your mathematical computation cause I am too lazy to save it inside my brain but yeah

[@StrikerCup79]

@@lumpyspace3045 hahah i thought it was easy to memories it since i did idk why i didnt even used calculator for this.

[@カイオス]

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system Pluto: *am I a joke to you?*

[@palavali329]

xD

[@kaitouknight3428]

No. But actually Yes

[@thescientifichacker9399]

When I was a kid I used to think the Mercury Used in Thermometers was brought from the planet Mercury, so now when I remember that, I get a feeling that I was dumb

[@itsLynoZ]

Learning in KZbin better than learning In School

[@barnscourt9721]

The Planet is my second favorite Mercury :)

[@juliocesartapia4132]

I love you’re guys books there are amazing make more books please!!!!!

[@clxudiequit6603]

Yeah your right

[@mack-1025]

Sun in Gemini mercury in Gemini I can relate

[@mercury7704]

0:45 OMG my organs!

[@hsgjjktdjj5682]

Vbm

[@almightyamit8588]

Mercury is the Smallest planet of the solar system.... It makes pluto happy because now pluto is the largest dwarf planet of the solar system

[@ecksdee1248]

Eris, another dwarf planet, is larger than Pluto.

[@Keithustus]

ecks dee, no, while Eris is more massive than Pluto, Pluto is larger.

[@sun1019]

Thank you to introduce my cutie child :')

[@Sailorjupiterz]

Yes :)

[@theplaneturanus1122]

hi, i'm uranus.

[@johanpersson7585]

I am neptunus give me more light please I am very cold

[@ejosjek52.87]

Twin?

[@JamesPotter-o6i]

The solar system is beautiful

[@stuntbounce]

How did the ancients know about the planets and the details about them ? Wow

[@xamanthazuniga4567]

I love learning about space 😊😊😊

[@kingjeremysircornwell7847]

Swift & fleeting=dynamic

[@astrius4125]

The repetition of those words over and over annoyed me lol

[@naveenkumar-pg7te]

Nat Geo is my favorite channel

[@jaluprayoga]

How they know about Mercury's core size?

[@putripermatasari7933]

That exactly what i'm thinking. Even earth's core is still no one know precisly.

[@assemadel1404]

infra red rays

[@jaluprayoga]

@@assemadel1404 Wow cool, what range of infrared can knows core of planet size? NIR, LWIR, MWIR, SWIR or what? Thanks

[@thevilkids]

They are just guessing.

[@faithalways8537]

They don't. They're just guessing - what most scientists do anyways smh. These facts are interesting honestly, but sometimes they're so unbelievable it's laughable.

[@agirlwithpassion8304]

Iam a sci lover so l love to take information about planets they are awesome and more interesting 🧐. Love sci

[@ramarama1942]

Its amazing i got more knowledge it s great already my daughter learning about space thank u for national geographic

[@xxsamoanhulkxx9851]

Funny how we know a lot about other planets just by looking at it.

[@cons6572]

XxSAMOAN HULKxX what are you saying?

[@faithalways8537]

@@cons6572 That scientists obviously don't even know what they're talking about most of the time. LMAO, how on earth do they know Mercury's core size?

[@nerdzy8454]

@@faithalways8537 Do you even try to research this stuff before asking random people on the Internet?

[@faithalways8537]

@@nerdzy8454 Yes. I've seen textbooks and websites. There's no wrong in the fact that scientists most of the time have no idea what they're talking about. Theories, theories, and more theories.

[@nerdzy8454]

@@faithalways8537 You understand what a scientific theory is, correct? I scientific theory has evidence and can be tested or proven.

[@mukeshsrivastava8389]

,, Amazing video and Amazing knowledge,,

[@ScoutTF2Gaming]

"Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. " Pluto: *Intense crying*

[@AdityaSharma-kp3oc]

Best video

[@erik.9272]

More like this please!

[@superpig2067]

Mercury is my favorite planet in our solar system

[@asster358]

Lesson learned:You can learn more useful things on KZbin than School.

[@KCarver]

More like this please.

[@bipinbhartola9147]

1:13 So Mercury is turning into a Pizza ?

[@loeimatt6629]

No

[@ojaswijoshi4414]

ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः ॥

[@riybtl1]

“Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system” Pluto: *cries*

[@robbiejosh6082]

Pluto is not a planet anymore

[@sowmyamahesh3468]

Nice

[@fawzibazzi6394]

1:54 mercury looks cute comparing to *SUN*

[@ejosjek52.87]

He tiny

[@vivekmangal2180]

Love from Mercury ❤️

[@darkhappiness7554]

Oh goodness, loved this. Would love to know more of the other planets. Pluto too, I don't care if NASA says it's not a planet. For me it is :] This was so interesting.

[@NatGeo]

It's fascinating to think about how much there is to learn about what exists beyond the Earth. We're glad you enjoyed watching!

[@darkhappiness7554]

National Geographic Hi! Thank you for replying. :] Yes! We can all learn so much indeed.

[@3astudio42]

@Dark Happiness can you please tell me when NASA said that mercury is no longer a planet?

[@sunn3rs]

I wish my friend mercury wouldn't be under that pressure I feel bad for him

[@granadierfc1953]

How do you know what is inside Mercury , did you went inside to check it.

[@dimzdimz4850]

Observation from earth and outerspace.

[@tacticalbacon7165]

GRANADIER FC Infra red rays

[@DingleDut]

@@dimzdimz4850 Yeah but there's only so much you can make of from observation. I don't believe anything is a fact from what the video describes. They (NASA recruits) have never stepped foot inside Mercury, so for all we know, some information could be false. I'm also not saying observations are pointless but I'm saying, there's only so much technology and the human eye can see. The same goes for all the other planets.

[@faithalways8537]

@@DingleDut Finally someone with common sense. These "facts", don't get me wrong, are quite interesting but so... Unbelievable. Literally. I'm not saying they're wrong. Like who I am to question scientists? Lol, but it's so weird how they can know so much about these planets just by looking at them and not even stepping foot inside them. We don't even know the actual size of Earth's core itself. How are they so certain Mercury's core size is that big? Like what device or method did they use? Did they step foot into it's core? Lol... I'm just being real here XD

[@DingleDut]

@@faithalways8537 Some people just can't handle the truth. That sometimes overrules that person and leads them to believe anything. I agree with your point!

[@evanzeng9828]

The narrator's voice is Mercurily irresistible.

[@BlakeH..888_]

At 2:42 The date at the bottom of the screen is the day I was born. My teacher assigned me this and I just thought what an awesome coincidence It was to have my exact birth date in the video.

[@funwithengineering1184]

Ffffffff....i just noticed , its my birthday too...but my age was 8 then

[@lolfix5486]

Super!

[@keannixx4341]

How do they know if a planet has a core or not? How do they know how big (the core) it is? And also the mantle and crust

[@quazar912]

by calculation and measures and radiowaves

[@planetarydevinenature2419]

The solar system, planets and space I have an interest in. Thanks for sharing the info.

[@Mr.doomsday9000]

Mercury: am the fastest Jupiter: am too fat to run that why I walk so slow

[@emilystaltari5488]

Mercury - Planet, liquid, element, Immortal rock god

[@allaeasyk2408]

Amazing marvellous magician Mercury ✨👼✨

[@ooh2873]

Gonna go and buy me a mercury and cruise up and down the road..

[@pattymanzano4646]

yeet

[@Aftertaste_]

The music at 1:40 is awesome. Please link the song or artist if possible.

[@karmenbadgirl777]

Que interesante es Mercurio!

[@NeidalRuekk]

November 11th 2019, Transit of Mercury!

[@eliettydevesa]

This is so interesting!!

[@yudhistiramahasena1255]

Mercury was Jiyoon's representative celestial object in Weeekly. Too bad she left the group on June 1, 2022 due to health concerns. Her legacy lives on to this very day.

[@raghavendrakumarb7975]

2:39 it should be 88 day *revolution*

[@markherron1407]

Mercury influence the King 👑 of Cups/Hearts 💕! Merry Christmas ☃️🎄 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@gilbertlafuerte6889]

When I was on grades school, I thought the Mercury is the hottest planet on the Solay System.

[@Sun-nx7wf]

MY CLOSET CHILD ALWAYS BY MY SIDE

[@kacymaguire3641]

Freddie “Mercury” :)

[@sozuruQ2]

Kacy Maguire he’s my baby ❤️

[@NPC-dp2ov]

“The continent of the United States”

[@theflyingcrud]

Sam Smith continental* . Meaning the 48 states that are connected to each other excluding Alaska and Hawaii

[@FurlogTheGiant]

Continental

[@Eildriz]

Did you watch the video? It is clearly said "continental US" lol

[@MrSbkbalaji]

yes USA is a separate continent .I had studied wrongly in geography that North America was a continent

[@MrYes-kw6kp]

@@NPC-dp2ov smartshaming now are we?

[@saga77codm74]

I love astronomy

[@atozchannel9612]

2:33 Slowly slowly earth days is decreasing ?

[@Keithustus]

That number is estimated but yes, earth’s years over the last billion years have needed fewer days as the days have gradually become longer.

[@prataprudrakshawalia2297]

I love 101 series ❤ thankyou nat geo 🥜

[@jimmysonic9893]

The visual comparisons and animation are very nice. Thank you!

[@nazeemaabu1110]

Father'S My Heart Learning continue......

[@ronaldtongol4058]

Excellent video!

[@NutriHealthPlus]

WOW! GREAT

[@itsjanzhen5917]

Here in the philliphines they said Mercury drugs lol

[@wendysbestfriend5167]

Tumulo sipon ko sayo!😂😅

[@itsjanzhen5917]

@@wendysbestfriend5167 akin na saluhin ko

[@hollsanimation2845]

Thankyou so much for these videos, iv been able to keep up on my studies because of you!!!

[@cansucam7193]

Favorite Planet🌠💗

[@sozuruQ2]

Can’t believe they named a planet after Freddie Mercury

[@bruh6922]

sending love to mercury from uranus

[@twstf8905]

Hmmm, 🤔 Evidently this video was uploaded one year ago today. 👍😊

[@JonatasAdoM]

Makes sense.

[@marquisadams2343]

I love lil Klips like dis I can go thru & scroll watch wen I’m high at pretty interesting I love life 🤙🏽

[@adamemac]

Incredibly fascinating! Thanks, NatGeo!!

[@briancooley8777]

Favorite planet

[@yams165]

I have to watch this for school:p

[@johnpaulpaciete6560]

Sa mercury makakasiguro ka na ang gamot ay laging bago. 😂

[@misstricksmix]

I like space videos !!!

[@toffcastuera9357]

Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@starrynight9177]

Here in Philippines we can always go to mercury, if you know what I mean🤔

[@CUTESTGY4L]

why did I find this while I was trying to look for Freddie Mercury

[@Lorelaibaylee]

Mercury 🤩

[@MYMOPRODUCTIONS]

So how do they know the inside of mercury ??? Lol

[@brandonhanserd7832]

@@sunnehlime4496 Please fix your grammar before you call someone else dumb

[@MYMOPRODUCTIONS]

Ok well if thats how you feel thats fine but now my "math" from peoples reactions to your comment has concluded that it is you that is "dumb" but thank you for your very judgemental and bias comment. Bless you

[@tacticalbacon7165]

MYMOPRODUCTIONS Infra Red Rays and probably very complicated mathematics

[@faithalways8537]

@@tacticalbacon7165 What infra red Ray then

[@samarthsamarth7465]

Very much interesting

[@hjtvradio4041]

..."about the size of the CONTINENT of the United States" though? Really? Continent? (00:27)

[@juanmanuelgonzalez4135]

Continental* not continent, so not including Alaska and Hawaii

[@User1916notfound]

It just looks so nice looking