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Mercury at Hermitage Primary School, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
Mercury at Hermitage Primary School, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
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Pupils at Hermitage Primary School in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire were keen to explore the theme of communication for their representation of Mercury, opting for a structure that could be reached into from all sides.
Spaced Out artistic director Gordon Grundy developed the pupils’ designs that were realised in this stunning interpretation of the planet by artist blacksmiths Chris Payne and Lucynda Sandys-Clarke of Cowgill Forge Dent, Cumbria.
We are very grateful to NATEC for their generous support for the installation and garden, and to Tobermore Concrete Products for supplying the hard landscaping materials that were laid by Bruce Henderson and his team from Maple Leaf Designs.
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LEFT to RIGHT - Artist blacksmith Chris Payne,creator of Mercury, makes some final adjustments to the sculpture before final installation at Hermitage Primary School.
Radio astronomer Megan Argo unveils the sculpture of Mercury during National Science Week 2005.
Megan explains some of Mercury's properties to pupils from Hermitage Primary School.
- Mercury is associated with Wodan or Odin in Scandinavian mythology (hence Wodan’s day) and Hermes, the winged messenger of the Greeks.
- Mercury is difficult to observe - it is never more than 28 degrees from the sun in the sky and it is best seen at sunrise or just after sunset.
- Mercury has a surface which closely resembles that of the Moon but is much more densely cratered and has no flat seas of lava (called maria on the Moon).
- Mercury's largest feature is a multi-ringed crater 1300 km in diameter known as the Caloris Basin which is bounded by a ring of mountains rising 1 to 2 kilometres above the mean surface level.
Lots more facts about Mercury from Wikipedia
Find out a wealth of facts and figures about the planet Mercury, its structure, orbit and exploration.
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