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Mercury
Astrographical
Star, position:	Sol, I
Satellites(s):	none
Physical
Diameter:	4,879 kilometers
Gravity:	.38 g
Length of day:	58 days 15 hours 30 minutes
Orbital period:	88 days
Atmosphere:	Retains an atmosphere, as in all post-Traveler records.
Societal
Population:	Vex, Cabal, Fallen (simulation only), Hive (simulation only)
Government:	Vex occupation, Cult of Osiris

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"No life stirs here. Not anymore."

— Grimoire description^[2]

Mercury is the first planet in the Solar System and the closest to the Sun. It is a Vex Machine World.

Overview

Following its transformation into a garden world by the Traveler, the planet was inhabited by humanity during the Golden Age. ^[3] At this time, the planet was covered in grasslands and trees with pink leaves. During the Collapse, the Vex undid this transformation ^[4] and completely changed Mercury into a Machine World within days of their arrival,^[5] using "Lighthouses" to flood the planet with Radiolaria to faccilate its transformation.^[6] Dendron, Root Mind arrived in a massive Vex construct to begin seeding the planet with Vex architecture and poisoning all life with Radiolarian fluid. Eventually the Infinite Forest was created to serve as the Vex’ simulation farm, with Panoptes, Infinite Mind at its heart. The Sun itself, as seen on the planet's surface, appears to be massive in size yet not blindingly bright—a possible result of Vex engineering.^[7]

Though much of Mercury is dominated by the Vex, others have managed to visit the planet, including the Cult of Osiris who maintains a camp there in the form of The Lighthouse. Flawless champions of the Trials of Osiris are permitted to visit the Lighthouse where they can find stores of Glimmer and other treasures, although the only rewards available are the ones in the chest at the edge.^[7] The Sunbreakers have their Forge here as well and the Cabal built an outpost at Vertigo, but have since mysteriously disappeared.^[8]

During the Red War, Mercury was partially fragmented to fuel the Red Legion's superweapon, The Almighty. Seemingly half of its mass now exists independently of the rest of the planet.^[9]

After Dominus Ghaul's death, the Vex began to gather on the planet. Osiris discovered that Panoptes had simulated a future where the Vex would achieve total victory in the solar system and wipe out all other life. Vex from the past and future were converging on this timeline to carry out their plan, but were foiled by the Guardian.

Adventures

Locations

Caloris Basin
- Vertigo (Crucible map)
- Altar of Flame (Crucible map)
Caloris Spires
- The Lighthouse
Fields of Glass
- Infinite Forest
  - Vestibule
  - Simulant Past
    - Gardener's Spire
    - Radiant Cliffs (Crucible map)
  - Simulant Present
    - Atlas Grove
  - Simulant Future
    - The Burnout (Crucible map)
  - Infinity's Crown
- The Lighthouse
  - Pariah's Refuge
- The Burning Shrine (Crucible map)
Languid Sea
- Icarus (Crucible map)
- Shining Sands (Sparrow Racing League map)

Trivia

With the release of Curse of Osiris, Mercury possess the smallest public location in Destiny 2, smaller than even Titan.
- However, it is the most complex of the maps with the Infinite Gate leading to the Infinite Forest that makes it appear larger, much like Titan, and the Moon of Destiny.
In Curse of Osiris, the full width of the Sun appears to subtend an arc of approximately 60 degrees, which would imply an orbital distance comparable to the solar diameter (about 1.4 million km). However, Mercury is 46 million km from the Sun at perihelion to 70 million km at aphelion (its orbit being highly eccentric at 0.21) - about 30 to 45 times more distant.

Assuming perihelion, the Sun would appear about 1°45' (1.75 degrees) across - "only" about 3 times larger than from Earth (0.53'). Assuming aphelion, it would be about 1.15 deg (1°10') across, or twice its apparent diameter as seen from Earth.

Of course, it's possible the Traveler changed the planet's orbit, but at this distance, it would take much more paracausal effort (unless those powers are so unphysical that it makes no difference) to keep the planet from roasting than it would in its original orbit. (With regular physics, the planet would most likely be doomed.)

Gallery

The surface of Mercury.
Mercury concept art

List of appearances

Destiny (Mentioned only)
- House of Wolves (First appearance)
- The Taken King
  - The Dawning
Destiny 2
- Curse of Osiris

References

^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Mercury
^ Youtube: Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Eye of a Gate Lord
^ [1] YouTube - Destiny 2 - "A Garden World" New Heroic Strike - Curse Of Osiris
^ ^a ^b Bungie (2015/5/9), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse
^ Gameinformer: We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps
^ Destiny 2 secret cutscene

[1] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse

[2] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Mercury

[3] Youtube: Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings

[4] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse

[5] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Eye of a Gate Lord

[6] [1] YouTube - Destiny 2 - "A Garden World" New Heroic Strike - Curse Of Osiris

[lighthouse-7] Bungie (2015/5/9), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Lighthouse

[8] Gameinformer: We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps

[9] Destiny 2 secret cutscene

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 *With the release of ''Curse of Osiris'', Mercury possess the smallest public location in Destiny 2, smaller than even Titan.
 **However, it is the most complex of the maps with the Infinite Gate leading to the Infinite Forest that makes it appear larger, much like Titan, and the [[Moon]] of ''Destiny''.
+*In ''Curse of Osiris'', the full width of the Sun appears to subtend an arc of approximately 60 degrees, which would imply an orbital distance comparable to the solar diameter (about 1.4 million km). However, Mercury is 46 million km from the Sun at perihelion to 70 million km at aphelion (its orbit being highly eccentric at 0.21) - about 30 to 45 times more distant.
+Assuming perihelion, the Sun would appear about 1°45' (1.75 degrees) across - "only" about 3 times larger than from Earth (0.53'). Assuming aphelion, it would be about 1.15 deg (1°10') across, or twice its apparent diameter as seen from Earth.
+Of course, it's possible the Traveler changed the planet's orbit, but at this distance, it would take much more paracausal effort (unless those powers are so unphysical that it makes no difference) to keep the planet from roasting than it would in its original orbit. (With regular physics, the planet would most likely be doomed.)
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