Mercury vs the Moon: Exploring the Surprising Similarities (And Differences) Of Two Rocky Worlds

The grey, cratered surfaces of the planet Mercury and the Earth's moon are in some ways, twins. At first glance, they can even be hard to tell apart. Both are still, airless places covered in scars. While they are both scarred with craters, in other ways the two worlds tell very different stories, and each conceals unique mysteries. Here are a few side-by-side comparisons. Can you immediately tell which is which?
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[@V101SPACE]

So I thought it would be fun to start a new series of videos that compare certain objects in our solar system, starting with Mercury and the Moon. What shall we look at next? Uranus and Neptune? Pluto and Eris? or some other mysterious worlds with similar features. Let me know in the comment section below! Thanks for watching, and have a great day! V

[@malikabas3088]

Dear Brother, You're assumption is Right, Thanks for you're Work to Tell The Mystery of our Cosmo's

[@bloodymary3008]

They look so alike because the general public has never seen Mercury. Not even with a telescope; & the fraud can be passed off as legit. Besides people are so brainwashed by the outer space gaslighting from over 100 years of the media blitz. I'm still amazed how people will believe nearly anything without any skepticism 🤔

[@bloodymary3008]

I mean, these CGI pics you're showing can never be viewed from earth with a telescope. It's not possible for 99.99% of people either to falsify or verify your claims.

[@AxoThe2nd]

Venus and earth

[@anthonysiler4938]

What about comparing a pulsar with something 🤔 now that would be interesting.

[@ellisonhamilton3322]

Neptune and Uranus. Two fascinating planets. You're right. I first thought it was 2 different shots of our moon. Interesting. Thank you. You and Rolo have a great day too! 🇺🇸💙🇬🇧

[@rolosilver3256]

WAIT A MINUTE-

[@1dvs_bstd]

I've been saying how uncanny the similarities between the moon and earth are... at least visually.

[@1SeanBond]

I have never clicked on this channel and been disappointed. My family and I want to say we appreciate you for the work you do! Especially Sharing & posting it all in a timely matter on your channel. ( always something awesome&new around the corner)These vlogs are just amazing! It's all beautifuly done! You are well researched & articulate with all on this channel. Amazing content from graphics to narration. The hours you put into these vlogs are easily seen from the final product you post. We have learned so much! & my friend it's been awe inspiring for us all. Simply put Thank You! sincerely Luv&Peace Sean&family Cheers!🌚🌌👏🏼✌🏼

[@fishingwbirdie8545]

Man space is just unnaturally Beautiful Its incredible how little we know it kind of sucks living in this era, when you know we're gonna soon just start hitting the moon again, and soon after mars..we are just on the very tip of this knowledge it's astounding.

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Awesome video as always say

[@1986Unlimited]

Super educational! I loved it. Big fan of your channel. Subscribed 4 years ago but often come back from time to time to watch your content. Keep up the great work, you're doing great things.

[@TheLastStarfighter77]

The similarities look remarkable at a glance, but a closer look reveals two very different worlds and also taking into account that our Moon has apparently a much darker history according to the theory of Theia colliding with the Earth. Great video thanks "V" 🌌

[@jeyceeow]

Finally! someone created a video about the moon and planet mercury.. because ever since I always think why are they similar so thank you V for this wonderful video 🙂

[@polyk9225]

You cant understand how much i love your videos! Honestly i have wathed most of your videos more than 3 times! Could you compare saturn's titan and jupiter's Europa? They are similar in many things!

[@stevealino2899]

Really interesting and enlightening, thank you 👍🏻

[@lamar7bn]

The only space channel with no clickbaits. Greatly appreciated!

[@JasonB808]

What amazes me is that our moon is so big it’s like having a slightly smaller mercury orbiting earth, and it’s distance and size from earth make the moon apparent size in the sky nearly exactly the same as the Sun which is much farther away but much larger. It just boggles the mind.

[@show_me_your_kitties]

I know, it blows my mind and when I tell people they are like meh. I mean, that is some perfect math, incredible.

[@matthewdemers7600]

It baffles me that people get these two mixed up.

[@RandomChannelman894]

I mean, can you blame them?

[@darkfox2076]

Maybe pluto and triton as Neptune captured triton from around plutos orbital area?? Pluto and its moon formed close together. So its more likely they are of the same substance and therefore triton and pluto might be more interesting. Thanks for the great content.

[@terryboyer1342]

Maybe Pluto and Goofy?

[@stevenbaumann8692]

The similarities on the surface is striking. But those similarities are really just skin deep.

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

Probably the biggest difference between The Moon and Mercury is their density. The Moon's relatively low density indicates that it's mostly silicate rock (probably ejected from Earth's mantle from the Theia collision) with a very tiny metal core, where as Mercury is so dense that despite being a lot smaller than Mars it has about the same surface gravity, indicating its metal core takes up roughly 80% of its volume. That coupled with the fact that Mercury is the only other rocky body in the solar system besides Earth to have a significant magnetic field of its own and it becomes clear that while at a first glace The Moon and Mercury LOOK similar, beneath their cratered surfaces they couldn't be more different. One is a hunk of mostly solidified rock and the other is a giant ball of molten iron with a very thin rocky crust.

[@shawnv123]

is mercury the giant ball of molten iron

[@ravenlord4]

We should move Mercury to be Venus' moon. Then it would be more of a twin to Earth.

[@lenguyenxuonghoa]

I think the Mercury’s orbit around Venus will be unstable. Venus rotated too slow, closer to the sun so the Hills sphere is smaller and Mercury’s gravitational pull is the same as Mars, while the Moon is much weaker

[@shawnv123]

@@lenguyenxuonghoaso since mercury has a stronger gravitational pool than the moon does this mean mercury will never be considered a moon

[@RandomChannelman894]

Mercury being Earth’s Second Moon, that would be cool right?

[@flyme2009]

i am learning a lot from v101 than my school days

[@TheNeckzombie]

Thank you! I really enjoy your videos!

[@Daveo12345]

It’s a completely different perspective and really gets the imagination going great video

[@ImSafeonSite]

That was most excellent. Thank you

[@safirabbas8999]

Awesome as usual

[@JuanAMota-pu5zx]

Thank you for this great content, as always! When will you have a live session?

[@triciabaker8992]

Loved this easy to understand portrayal of the basic differences between the moon and Mercury. I am looking forward to more of the same.

[@TM-88]

Some people don’t realize how dense and massive Mercury really is. It’s mass is greater than Titan and Ganymede put together!

[@elleni-41]

Do neptune n Uranus, there very similar.. 2 of my favorite planets... Great video v101..👍👌💞💞💞

[@MarkWhich]

No they are very different, Uranus is featureless that orbits on its side, Neptune has dark spots, storms and evidence of ice, the only similar between the two is their size.

[@lenguyenxuonghoa]

Mercury and Moon are somewhat called “Doppelgänger” - very similar in appearance but the formation of these two planets are very different

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Interesting Video, Thanks V 👍

[@debbiemoore2747]

You are like a more accessible Dr Brian Cox ❤

[@karthickkarthick4686]

Super bro

[@Sly88Frye]

It goes to show, don't always judge a book by its cover. Both look similar but are actually quite different

[@dontcomply3976]

I thought Mercury is tidally locked with the Sun, so shouldn't the dark side be cold and potentially have ice?

[@Jakek200]

It's not tidally locked (at least not like the moon is), Mercury rotates 3 times per 2 orbits meaning it's days are longer than its year but it does still spin.

[@trijizvy]

Thank you again for interesting video about the universe👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤👍💐❤

[@ashdrive]

As always an excellent video...🛸

[@toothlessrick3970]

Where did you get the background music? It sounds great.

[@lemmybutters]

Europa and Enceladus

[@patrickhannon4217]

3:16 Aaaaah! Thanos! 🤣🤣🤣

[@spuriusscapula4829]

Europa and Enceladus would be nice.

[@buelamark8335]

🌜🌚moon and mercury

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

The Spider-Man imposter meme comes to mind

[@Jellyman1129]

Pluto and Eris.

[@davidlawrence4467]

Lunar craters tend to be deeper than those on Mercury because of the Moon's lower gravity.

[@RIXRADvidz]

material analogy : Mercury and the Moon are like a Blueberry Muffin and a Slice of Cake, similar but Very Different. actually the only difference between muffin and cake is spelling and time of day you eat them, it's the same substance. deliciousness

[@barbaralamson7450]

👍

[@Vincent_xYx]

Have you seen the new black hole discovery ?

[@christopherwall444]

The most mind binding comparisons are/ our earth to our sun.....then compare our sun to the largest known gas giants.....crazy

[@christopherwall444]

Mind bending*

[@Lunk87]

Cuz they all look alike

[@Monkey-fv2km]

Notice how you never see the moon and mercury together? Coincidence? I think not!

[@Wasted117.]

Wonder how they measured the size of these places. For earth using my stupid brain I'd suppose they used trig. Don't know how they measured mars and moon thousands of miles away

[@RealmsofPixelation]

For those of us in the US, aluminium is actually just aluminum. Lol.

[@somashekharertyug9528]

Im not a native English speaker Will i ever be able to match the expertise of Native english speaker? Bcoz the Vol of english them knowing just blows me away 🙂

[@MarkWhich]

Which body is bigger? Mercury or The Moon?

[@somethingelse4878]

Thats Mr Moon to you

[@sam93931]

you didn't tell us the differences tho or the explanation behind mercury's enhanced color. I could have make basically the same video without any knowledge, it tells nothing.

[@bhanupratapsinghbais]

In indian mythology & Astrology Mercury is the son of moon 🌙🌝

[@davidaxford6935]

DAVID. AXFORD👨💤💫🌙🌟🌌✨

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Maybe mercury was the moon of Venus at some point.

[@nothingmanofgod.6288]

End remember them that old days that is us .😕😅😂

[@Synthematix]

I thought aluminium was a man made metal

[@nothingmanofgod.6288]

Be coz they only one formula ashes right😕😅😆😂

[@lloydrobinson7081]

ahh, just another rock in space.

[@flyhigh1338]

They're cousins lol

[@drmaxwellandminecddp1116]

✝ Fellowship invite

[@chrisluttor2275]

V101 Space, Why do you deliberately distort the truth? The opening scenes show Mercury and the Moon as virtually the same size. Only at the end do you show the numbers that the moon is about 40 percent smaller than Mercury. Why the sleight of hand? Please explain why you made the two objects appear to be the same size when they are not. I am looking forward to your answer.

[@paranoidandroid9825]

To compare surface similarities not size.

[@chrisluttor2275]

@@paranoidandroid9825 That explains the similarities but not the distortion.