Mercury (planet) diagram on the right illustrates the effects of the eccentricity, showing Mercury's orbit overlaid with a circular orbit having the same semi-major axis. Mercury's higher velocity when it is near perihelion is clear from the greater distance it covers in each 5-day interval. In the diagram the varying distance of Mercury to the Sun is represented by the size of the planet, which is inversely proportional to Mercury's distance from the Sun. This varying distance to the Sun leads to Mercury's surface being flexed by tidal bulges raised by the Sun that are about 17 times stronger than the Moon's
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth unless otherwise noted; Side A: Side B: The sides were switched for the Evidence reissue, as well as being coupled with the album "Interstellar Low Ways". On "Reflections In Blue", "Two Tones", "El Viktor" and "Saturn", recorded at the Balkan Studio, Chicago, November 1, 1956; On "Planet Earth", "Eve" and "Overtones of China" recorded at Rehearsals, late 1957 or 1958; Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth is a jazz album by the American musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded between late 1956 and 1958, the album