1. Mercury's orbit is quick for one, and is the reason the planet is named after the quick "messenger god" with winged feet. It also has at least two other extremely fascinating qualities as well. a. The eccentric orbit of Mercury exhibits a precession of its perihelion that is independent from any additional planetary tugs by gravity. How was General Relativity verified in part because of the parameters of its orbital precession? It seems General Relativity was partly verified first in our own "astronomical backyard" before going interstellar or cosmological. b. A different kind of resonance (a spin-orbit resonance) is created unique to Mercury's rotation and revolution. It leads to a "double sunrise" on the Mercury Horizon for Mercury's observers. How does this work, and how does the slight prolate (American Football) shape probably caused by the impact creating the Caloris Basin make this possible?

1. Mercury's orbit is quick for one, and is the reason the planet is named after the quick "messenger god" with winged feet. It also has at least two other extremely fascinating qualities as well. a. The eccentric orbit of Mercury exhibits a precession of its perihelion that is independent from any additional planetary tugs by gravity. How was General Relativity verified in part because of the parameters of its orbital precession? It seems General Relativity was partly verified first in our own "astronomical backyard" before going interstellar or cosmological. b. A different kind of resonance (a spin-orbit resonance) is created unique to Mercury's rotation and revolution. It leads to a "double sunrise" on the Mercury Horizon for Mercury's observers. How does this work, and how does the slight prolate (American Football) shape probably caused by the impact creating the Caloris Basin make this possible?