Say you are standing (in a REALLY good spacesuit) on the surface of Mercury. It is exactly Mercurian midnight, ie the Sun is 180 degrees from your zenith, and is not visible to you. Approximately how long will it be until the next Mercurian midnight?

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Say you are standing (in a REALLY good spacesuit) on the surface of Mercury. It is
exactly Mercurian midnight, ie the Sun is 180 degrees from your zenith, and is not
visible to you. Approximately how long will it be until the next Mercurian midnight?
58 days
116 days
O It is never "midnight" on Mercury.
88 days
176 days
Transcribed Image Text:Say you are standing (in a REALLY good spacesuit) on the surface of Mercury. It is exactly Mercurian midnight, ie the Sun is 180 degrees from your zenith, and is not visible to you. Approximately how long will it be until the next Mercurian midnight? 58 days 116 days O It is never "midnight" on Mercury. 88 days 176 days
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