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MERCURY The Innermost Planet. Conjunction Inferior conjunction – inferior planet and Earth on same side of Sun Superior conjunction – inferior planet.
MERCURY
Planets in The Solar System. Mercury cannot be imaged well from Earth; best pictures are from Mariner 10 Surface Features on Mercury.
Chapter 6 The Terrestrial Planets