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The Night Sky #1 - Mercury Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/5/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This geocache series takes you on a trip around the solar system and beyond. It's great for geokids and geoadults alike.
So sit back, hold tight and enjoy the journey.


There is free parking at the marked way point where you can start your walk. The walk is aprox 4.5 miles and can be muddy in parts after heavy rain. Most of the caches are at the side of the footpaths.
Please stay on the marked footpaths. The last part of the walk is on a narrow tarmac road so please take care if bring children.
The usual stealth will be requiered in some parts of the walk. Please replace caches as found and BYO pen/cil and tweezers.
There are other caches to attempt along the way, that have been placed by other COs.

Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period around the Sun of 88 days is the shortest of
all the planets in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger to the gods.

Radius: 1,516 mi
Surface area: 74.80 million km² (28.88 million sq miles)
Orbital distance: 35.98 million mi
Orbital order: 1
Orbital period: 87.97 days
Gravity: 3.70 m/s² (12.14 feet/s²)

Cache discription :-
THE CACHE IS ACCESSED FROM THE FIELD SIDE OF THE HEDGE AND NOT THE ROAD SIDE. You are looking for a clip box in camo bag, large enough for swops and TBs, BYO pen/cil and please replace where found

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs urqtr. Svryq fvqr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)