A Schteinn Science Report - Circular
Photographs taken by the Deep Space Explorer Satellite-MrPeabody IV. Designed and built by the Engineering Department of the Schteinn College Of The Sophisticated Sciences
Mercury
Roseous indigovibrantus var. Mercuriplanetoidus
Common Name: Mercurial Disappearing Blueflower
Botanical Details:
A robust plant found on Mercury, planet closest to the Sun. Believed to exercise the ability to retract into the rocky planet surface as daylight gives way to nightfall. A biological necessity, born of living on an exceedingly harsh planet, with temperature variations ranging from −173 °C at night to a rather warm +427 °C during the day.
Thought to have high tolerance to cold and drought conditions, possibly through utilization of some form of antifreeze/anti-boil solution within the cell wall structure. Highly reflective outer surface likely, possibly composed of silica.
Botanical Summary/Comparisons
Closest Comparative Plant on Earth: Rose
Reproduction Methodology: Unknown
Size Range: Estimated .2 to 3 meters in height
Life Span: Unknown
Colorization: Indigo Blue to Light Blue, shading into Dark Blue and back to Indigo
Poste Script: This image may have received "just a wee bit" of manipulation by the author, to get the colors "just right" for this particular Deep Science Project.
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