Assertion: mercury's side | /r/CapableOf | face the sun
Facets:
value: always
type: TEMPORAL
value: for extended periods of time
type: TEMPORAL
value: constantly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: it was thought that the same side of Mercury constantly faced the Sun.
text: For example, Mercury’s slow rotational period means that one side of the planet is facing towards the Sun for extended periods of time – reaching temperatures highs of up to 427 °C (800 °F) – while the side facing away experiences extreme cold (-193 °C;
text: Whereas the side that faces the Sun can reach temperatures of up to 700 K (427° C), while the side in shadow dips down to 100 K (-173° C).
text: Whereas the side that faces the Sun can reach temperatures of up to 700 K (427° C; 800 °F), the side in shadow dips down to 100 K (-173° C: -279 °F).
text: As a result, the side facing the Sun reaches temperatures of up to 700 K (427° C), the side in shadow dips down to 100 K (-173° C).
text: The planet still get hot on the side that faces the Sun, it experiences the most extreme temperatures, which can reach as high as 700° Kelvin (427°C).
text: Whichever side is facing the Sun is heated to 700 degrees Kelvin, and the side facing away drops to less than 100 Kelvin.
text: Scientists used to think that one side of Mercury was always facing the sun, but more accurate observations have shown that the planet rotates three times in two Mercury years, meaning it rotates once about every 60 Earth days while it orbits around the sun every 90 Earth days.
text: Scientists once believed Mercury was tidally locked with the sun, meaning that one side of the planet always faces the sun because it takes the same amount of time to rotate around its axis as it does to revolve around the star.