Space probes have been placed into orbit around all the five planets known to the ancients: first Mars ( Mariner 9, 1971 ), then Venus ( Venera 9, 1975 ; but landings on Venus and atmospheric probes were performed even earlier ), Jupiter ( Galileo, 1995 ), Saturn ( Cassini / Huygens, 2004 ), and most recently Mercury ( MESSENGER, March 2011 ), and have returned data about these bodies and their natural satellites.

rightThe Mariner 10 spacecraft launched on November 3, 1973 and was the first to use a gravity assist trajectory, accelerating as it entered the gravitational influence of Venus, then being flung by the planet's gravity onto a slightly different course to reach Mercury.

In order of increasing distance from the Sun, they are the four terrestrials, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, then the four gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Divide the distance from the Sun to Saturn into 100 parts ; then Mercury is separated by four such parts from the Sun, Venus by 4 + 3 = 7 such parts, the Earth by 4 + 6 = 10, Mars by 4 + 12 = 16.

Let the distance from the Sun to Saturn be taken as 100, then Mercury is separated by 4 such parts from the Sun.

Captain Grissom then underwent a series of physical and psychological tests and on April 13, 1959, was notified that he had been chosen as one of the seven Mercury astronauts.

Mercury then gave the net to the temple of Anubis at Canopus to protect the sacred spot.

Freddie Mercury ( then known as Farrokh / Freddie Bulsara ) was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques after Staffell's departure in 1970.

In these situations, a planet in retrograde motion — always either Mercury or Venus, from the point of view of the Earth — will " drop back " in right ascension until it almost allows another planet to overtake it, but then the former planet will resume its forward motion and thereafter appear to draw away from it again.

The production then moved to the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate in London and ran there for several months.

The Mercury then went on to beat the Indiana Fever 3 – 2 in the best of 5 series to capture the second title in their franchise history.

The new model, called the " Mustang II ", was introduced two months before the first 1973 oil crisis, and its reduced size allowed it to compete against imported sports coupés such as the Japanese Toyota Celica and the European Ford Capri ( then Ford-built in Germany and Britain, sold in U. S. by Mercury as a captive import car ).

In January 1964, after several successful albums and lack of money from Vee-Jay, The 4 Seasons left Vee-Jay Records and moved to Philips Records, then a division of Mercury Records.

The game progresses through the Solar system, from the Moon to Mercury, then outbound towards Pluto's moon Charon.

Stevens then signed with Mercury Records with whom Stevens recorded a series of hit records in the 1960s that included songs such as " Ahab the Arab ," " Harry the Hairy Ape ," " Funny Man ," the original recording of " Santa Claus Is Watching You ," and " Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving, Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills.

As reported by the Huffington Post, " the article in the San Jose Mercury News was taken at face value, and like a bad case of telephone gossip, repeated and embellished across various media outlets around the world ... which then became quickly duplicated by others in the media.

The Lynx then swept the Phoenix Mercury in two games to win their first conference championship.

The Fever then lost in 5 games to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals.

On 1 April 1999, Mercury Energy, then the major lines and supply company for Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, was split between lines and supply.

Mercury Energy then became the name of Mighty River's retail business, and the sub-transmission and distribution business of Mercury Energy was renamed Vector.

Ms. Frizzle then takes them to the Sun and then Mercury, Venus and Mars before flying into the asteroid belt.

The model was offered with comparatively few changes through the 1977 model year, and was then discontinued to make room for the new Mercury Zephyr for the 1978 model year.

The Mercury defeated the Cleveland Rockers to reach the WNBA Finals for the first time.

The Mercury defeated the 2008 conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars in the first round, winning the very exciting series 2 – 1 after losing the first game on the road.

In the first round of the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego, California, Safina ended her 6 match losing streak when she defeated Alona Bondarenko in the first round.

On March 27, 2010, at the tapings of Dragon Gate USA's Mercury Rising pay-per-view, Kendrick was defeated by Jimmy Jacobs in a Loser Leaves Company tag team match, where he teamed with Paul London against Jacobs and Jack Evans and as a result was forced to leave the company for good.

She had great success at first, and nearly defeated Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Mercury ( against whom she had a personal grudge ), when her wristband suddenly malfunctioned as a result of damage inflicted by Sailor Moon attacking it with Rainbow Moon Heartache.

Finding Illyana defeated by Witchfire and Pixie transformed into a demon, Rockslide and Mercury are forced to fight Colossus and Wolverine who become magically mind-controlled.

" The team successfully defeated the robot due to combining the powers of Surge, Mercury, and X-23 and Nimrod was sent back in time.

Mercury continues to fight alongside the other students, but can only watch as Belasco fends them off and proceeds to pull Earth into Limbo until he is defeated by Darkchylde and Pixie.

Later while the rest of the X-Men are still defeated from the Hulk's attack, Mercury tries one more time to defeat the rampaging green goliath.

At the two following shows, Open the Ultimate Gate and Mercury Rising, on March 26 and 27, Quackenbush and Jigsaw lost to Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka and defeated The Young Bucks ( Matt and Nick Jackson ) in tag team matches.

After attending a Queen concert in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson suggested to Mercury backstage that " Another One Bites the Dust " be released as a single, and in October 1980 it spent three weeks at number one.

The league began with eight teams: the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets and New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference ; and the Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and Utah Starzz in the Western Conference.

Former Los Angeles Lakers championship coach Paul Westhead was named head coach of the Phoenix Mercury on October 11, 2005, bringing his up-tempo style of play to the WNBA.

In 2000, the Mercury finished 20 – 12, but got swept by the Los Angeles Sparks.

" has been used in the Beverly Hills, 90210 episode " U4EA ", in this episode the song is being played while Brandon and Emily are dancing at a downtown Los Angeles rave, and in the 2008 commercial by the Ford Motor Company for their Mercury Mariner.

The town of Mercury, Nevada, is located on the grounds of the NTS, and at one time housed contingents from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.

After attending a Queen concert in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury backstage that " Another One Bites the Dust " be released as a single.

Westly also gained the support of 85 % of the major newspapers that endorsed in the race, including the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Daily News, LA Weekly, Fresno Bee, and many others.

* Game one of the WNBA Conference Finals between Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks, September 23, 2009.

Los Planetas are strongly influenced by English-language rock bands such as early-period Mercury Rev and are considered to be a key reference point in the world of Spanish indie.

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid rearThe 2010 Mercury Milan debuted at the 2008 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show alongside the 2010 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ.

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This included shows at venues such as the Crocodile Club in Seattle, Mercury Lounge in New York and the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

* Team ( s ): Phoenix Mercury, Miami Sol, Los Angeles Sparks ( WNBA )

George Joseph, founder of Mercury Insurance Group of Los Angeles, was born in West Virginia in 1921.

He was the director of Mercury Ballet, in Los Angeles.

He was endorsed by the Sacramento Bee, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and the San Jose Mercury News, which concluded that " the Hayward Democrat has done well at a number of jobs over several decades, from the Legislature to attorney general.

The contest was judged by the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee.