MERCURY (PLANET)

ATLAS

PLANETARY INFORMATION

Name: Mercury (planet)
Aliases: Oan designate 2814.38.A
Location: First planet in star system
Space Sector: 2814
Sun(s): Sol
Moon(s): none
Size: Mass 0.055, Radius 0.38
Environment: Terrestrial planet; 750 F (day) / -330 F (night)
Atmosphere: Virtually none
Dominant Lifeform: Thermoids
Prominent Inhabitants: Flash (John Fox); Inferno (Earth-Prime universe)

OVERVIEW

The planet Mercury is 0.39 AU from the sun, with a sidereal revolution of 88 days and a rotation period ("day") of 58.7 days. It has no atmospheric protection from solar radiation. The planet is named for the Roman god of speed, Mercury.

HISTORY

By the 853rd Century, Mercury was home of the data foundries, repositories of information protected by John Fox, the Flash. Fox had explored the time stream after his adventures with Wally West, the third Flash of the 20th Century, ending up in the year 85,265. Eventually he joined the Justice Legion.