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  2. Mercury Seven - Wikipedia

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    The STG had to decide on a name for the people who would fly into space. A brainstorming session was held on December 1, 1958. By analogy with "aeronaut" (air traveler), someone came up with the term "astronaut", which meant "star traveler", although Project Mercury's ambitions were far more limited.

  3. Mercury in fish - Wikipedia

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    Nearby anthropogenic sources, such as coal burning and iron mining, can contaminate water sources with methylmercury, which is efficiently absorbed in the bodies of fish. . Through the process of biomagnification, mercury levels in each successive predatory stage increa

  4. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    The Solar System [d] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. [11] It was formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, forming the Sun and a protoplanetary disc.

  5. Mercury – Act 1 - Wikipedia

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    Mercury – Act 1 is the first half of the fifth studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released on September 3, 2021, by Kidinakorner and Interscope Records in the United States.

  6. Exploration of Mercury - Wikipedia

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    The exploration of Mercury has a minor role in the space interests of the world. It is the least explored inner planet. [1] As of 2015, the Mariner 10 and MESSENGER missions have been the only missions that have made close observations of Mercury.

  7. Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 - Wikipedia

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    Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 is the full fifth studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, released through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records.It is a double album consisting of 32 tracks, with the first half, Mercury – Act 1, released separately on September 3, 2021, and Mercury – Act 2, the second half, released on July 1, 2022, as part of Mercury – Acts 1 & 2.

  8. Project Mercury - Wikipedia

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    Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union.

  9. Eugene "Mercury" Morris, an iconic running back for the Miami Dolphins, died Saturday night. He was 77. Morris, a three-time Pro Bowler, was a key part of Miami's unbeaten 1972 season, which ...