Atmosphere of Mercury Atmosphere of Mercury Mercury has a very tenuous and highly variable atmosphere (surface-bound exosphere) containing hydrogen, helium, oxygen, sodium, calcium, potassium and water vapor, with a combined pressure level of about 10 bar (1 nPa). The exospheric species originate either from the Solar wind or from the planetary crust. Solar light pushes the atmospheric gases away from the Sun, creating a comet-like tail behind the planet. The existence of a Mercurian atmosphere had been contentious before 1974, although by that time a consensus had formed that Mercury, like the Moon, lacked any substantial atmosphere. This conclusion was confirmed in 1974
Outermost Radio 2016 at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London. In April 2016, "Outermost Radio" won a Gold Remi Award at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. "Outermost Radio" continued on to be screened at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Nice in May 2016. In June 2017, "Outermost Radio" was awarded the New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature. Outermost Radio Outermost Radio is a feature-length documentary, written and directed by Alan Chebot, that takes an intimate look at a community on the tip of Cape Cod, far from the mainland and out of the mainstream, committed to