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  1. Question

    What is the atmosphere made out of on the planet Mercury?

    The planet Mercury is too small to maintain an atmosphere as we normally think of the word. There is a very small amount of gas (including sodium), but that is transient, not permanent.

    David Morrison
    NAI Senior Scientist

    January 3, 2005

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