Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun. As such, it circles around the sun faster than all the other planets that’s why Romans named it after their swift-footed messenger god. The Sumerians also knew about Mercury since at least 5,000 years ago. It was often……………….(akin, related, connect , joint) with Nabu, the god of writing. Mercury was also given separate names for its looks as both are morning star and as an evening star. Greek astronomers knew, however, that the two names ………………………..(ascribe , attributed, apply , associates) to the same body. Heraclitus expected that both Mercury and Venus orbited the sun, not Earth. Because the planet is very close to the sun, Mercury's surface temperature can get to a …………………….. ( sear, scorching ,
