B13: Our Solar System: Mercury Traditional Cache
B13: Our Solar System: Mercury
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This cache is one of 14 caches in a series, 13 traditional caches and one puzzle cache. 10 of the caches in the series have numbers under the lids that will be used to find the FINAL cache. The 10 numbers have been randomly distributed within the 13 caches.
The theme for the 2013 BLITZ is Go BIG!
I decided to hide some caches along the Bridal Falls Forest Service Road. This road offers a BIG hike (if you choose to hike it), a BIG view of the Fraser Valley, and now some caches dedicated to one of the biggest things I could think of, our solar system.
You will most likely need a 4x4 vehicle if you plan to drive to the caches in this series.
Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of all the planets in our Solar System. It has an orbital period of about 88 Earth days. Since it has almost no atmosphere to retain heat, Mercury's surface experiences the greatest temperature variation of all the planets, ranging from −173 °C at night to 427 °C during the day. Mercury's surface is heavily cratered and similar in appearance to Earth's Moon, indicating that it has been geologically inactive for billions of years.
Because Mercury's orbit lies within Earth's orbit (so does Venus's), it can appear in our sky in the morning or the evening, but not in the middle of the night. Also, like Venus and the Moon, it displays a complete range of phases as it moves around its orbit relative to the Earth. While Mercury can appear as a very bright object when viewed from Earth, its proximity to the Sun makes it more difficult to see than Venus.
Information provided by wikipedia.
I hope you enjoy looking for this geocache.
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