Grey. That what they used to think, but Messenger found red and green stains as it flew by. So look up on google because it is said to be red but others say its grey!
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_colour_is_the_planet_mer...
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Planets have the colors that they have because of what they are made of and how their surfaces or atmospheres reflect and absorb sunlight. ... Mercury has a dark gray, rocky surface which is covered with a thick layer of dust. The surface is thought to be made up of igneous silicate rocks and dust.
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coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/mercury...
coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/mercury_color.shtml
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Mercury is colorless,it reflects the light around it. The surface does oxidize and gives it a brown hue,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071209123...
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The current mercury texture distributed with celestia is a golden colour like the NASA photo I've seen of mercury taken from Earth's surface. I'm not sure if this photo was true-colour or not though. Any ideas? ... Good work. looks great and works very well, thank you ; But, surley, there must be some colour on Mercury.
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shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=988
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Mercury was named by the Romans after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods because it seemed to move more quickly than any other planet. ... If an explorer were to step onto the surface of Mercury, he would discover a world resembling lunar terrain. Mercury's rolling, dust-covered hills have been eroded from the...
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www.solarviews.com/eng/mercury.htm
www.solarviews.com/eng/mercury.htm
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Getting a perfect true colour photo of Mercury is actually not as high a priority as looking at Mercury in the different wavelengths of light that can tell what it’s made of. The spacecraft has different sensors to look in red, green and blue light.
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wildwildweather.com/forecastblog/2009/10/what-colour-is...
wildwildweather.com/forecastblog/2009/10/what-colour-is-mercury/
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Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, is like Venus, a morning and evening star. But whereas Venus circles the sun in 224.7 terrestrial days, Mercury completes its orbital revolution in 88 days. Being so close to the sun it is rarely visible.
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www.varchive.org/ce/mercrel.htm
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Mercury Colour Lab Inc. (Miscellaneous) details, including description, map, pictures photos, and reviews. Located at 1902 Kennedy Road and can be contacted at . ... (Submitted by ErinMurray)Mercury Colour Lab Inc.
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toronto.ibegin.com/misc/mercury-colour-lab-inc
toronto.ibegin.com/misc/mercury-colour-lab-inc
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SAO/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service ... More Article Retrieval Options ... Title:; True Colour of Mercury...
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adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984JBAA...94...87K
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