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'''Mercury''' was an inner [[planet]] in the [[solar system]]. The temperatures on Mercury were hot enough to melt [[lead]] and there was very little atmosphere. | '''Mercury''' was an inner [[planet]] in the [[solar system]]. The temperatures on Mercury were hot enough to melt [[lead]] and there was very little atmosphere. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
===Origin=== | === Origin === | ||
By the reckoning of [[ArcHivist]] [[Farazea]]'s [[14 Planet Theory]], Mercury initially formed as a [[double planet]] with what would become [[the Moon]], Farazea observing that they were almost identical in composition and size. At some point, Mercury's twin was dislodged from its [[orbit]] and entered that of [[Earth]], sending its own twin planet [[Mondas]] on a slow journey to the edge of the [[solar system]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') | By the reckoning of [[ArcHivist]] [[Farazea]]'s [[14 Planet Theory]], Mercury initially formed as a [[double planet]] with what would become [[the Moon]], Farazea observing that they were almost identical in composition and size. At some point, Mercury's twin was dislodged from its [[orbit]] and entered that of [[Earth]], sending its own twin planet [[Mondas]] on a slow journey to the edge of the [[solar system]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
===Human era=== | === Human era === | ||
Observing a temporary chronological disturbance based on a sudden instability in [[Sol]] in [[1639]] caused by [[the Eleven]]'s stolen [[stellar manipulator]], the [[Time Lord]]s noted Sol I among the first three planets in the solar system to be in immediate danger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | Observing a temporary chronological disturbance based on a sudden instability in [[Sol]] in [[1639]] caused by [[the Eleven]]'s stolen [[stellar manipulator]], the [[Time Lord]]s noted Sol I among the first three planets in the solar system to be in immediate danger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | ||
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At one point, Mercury was used as a waste dump, but its orbit was accidentally destabilised and it plunged into the sun. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] once claimed that Mercury had "very little atmosphere" after dumping a vampire on the planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'') | At one point, Mercury was used as a waste dump, but its orbit was accidentally destabilised and it plunged into the sun. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] once claimed that Mercury had "very little atmosphere" after dumping a vampire on the planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'') | ||
===Later history=== | === Later history === | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]], with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], visited Mercury in the [[367th century]] and witnessed the [[first contact]] between [[human]] [[miner]]s and the native [[Mercurian energy beast]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hot Stuff! (comic story)|Hot Stuff!]]'') | The [[Eleventh Doctor]], with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], visited Mercury in the [[367th century]] and witnessed the [[first contact]] between [[human]] [[miner]]s and the native [[Mercurian energy beast]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hot Stuff! (comic story)|Hot Stuff!]]'') | ||
===Undated events=== | === Undated events === | ||
When asked about her holiday experiences, [[Donna Noble]] listed Mercury among the locations which she had visited. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]'') | When asked about her holiday experiences, [[Donna Noble]] listed Mercury among the locations which she had visited. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]'') | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Sol System planets]] | [[Category:Sol System planets]] | ||
