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Confusing: Planet or Element?

Some users look for the element, and find this page, thinking there would be a "Not to be confused with Mercury (Element)" or "the element" or "the element of the same name" Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 22:31, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:NOHATNOTE. The title of this page is not ambiguous. Readers searching for 'Mercury' are sent to the disambiguation page. Praemonitus (talk) 22:35, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I didn't notice. I guess my ADHD didnt see it. Haha Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 00:20, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops I searched it on the web, now I get it. Pinky the rancher slime (talk) 00:23, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "moon" (referring to Earth's Moon) to "Moon"; Physical Characteristics-Compressional features-line 1. Lejack 007 (talk) 16:01, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks. Rasnaboy (talk) 18:04, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New information: Layer of Diamond on Mercury

Hey everyone. Does anyone want to add the new theory that Mercury has a 10-11 mile layer of Diamond below its graphite-silicate exterior? Thanks

https://www.space.com/mercury-diamond-layer-10-miles-thick-nasa-messenger IapetusCallistus (talk) 19:54, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing: Caloris Planitia properties

The introduction describes:

"Its largest crater, Caloris Planitia, has a diameter of 1,550 km (960 mi) and one-third the diameter of the planet (4,880 km or 3,030 mi)."

I think this is trying to say this crater _covers_ one-third the diameter of the planet? 38.73.235.252 (talk) 16:28, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems so. I've rephrased the passage; hopefully it's clearer now. Double sharp (talk) 18:07, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that even makes sense, because coverage is implicitly two-dimensional and diameter is one-dimensional. I'd say it "spans" one-third the diameter of the planet. Praemonitus (talk) 18:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think my wording addresses that: it simply notes that this diameter is about 1/3 the planet's diameter. Double sharp (talk) 05:32, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"1st planet" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect 1st planet has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 October 21 § until a consensus is reached. Cremastra (u — c) 12:26, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cremastra: I found no such discussion on the linked log page. Are we waiting on an automated process? Praemonitus (talk) 15:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. We were waiting on my real-life business. :) The section is “Ambiguous "planet 3" redirects”. Cremastra (u — c) 19:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Supposed highest eccentricity

In the section entitled "Orbit, rotation and longitude", we are told that Mercury has the "most eccentric" orbit. Pluto, 2 Pallas and others have higher eccentricities. See Orbital eccentricity. Could someone rectify this? T6hl37s (talk) 15:55, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It fully reads Mercury has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the Solar System, meaning that dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other TNOs are excluded from consideration. Ark Hyena (it/its) 16:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]