Mercury (planet) Mercury (planet) Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period around the Sun of 87.97 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Like Venus, Mercury orbits the Sun within Earth's orbit as an "inferior planet", and never exceeds 28° away from the Sun. When viewed from Earth, this proximity to the Sun means the planet can only be seen near the western or eastern horizon during the early evening or early morning. At this time it
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise shot at dawn. The song is also referenced in Tennessee Williams's play "The Glass Menagerie" as the music heard emanating from the Paradise Dance Hall across the alley from the Wingfields' tenement building. The dance hall represents the outside world that Tom hopes in some ways to join. The Les Paul and Mary Ford version of the song appears in a teaser video released by American band The Voidz to promote their album "Virtue". The video was directed by Warren Fu. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" is a popular ballad with