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Mission to Mercury Word Search

Find 15 words about the planet Mercury and the BepiColombo mission

Fifteen words about the smallest planet and the spacecraft arriving there this fall. BepiColombo, a joint European and Japanese mission launched in October 2018, is due to enter orbit around Mercury on November 21, 2026; its two orbiters are then planned to separate on December 9-10. Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun, and a year there lasts just 88 Earth days. Print it for a grades 4-8 space unit.

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Mission to Mercury Word Search

Find 15 words about the planet Mercury and the BepiColombo mission

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Word List

  • BEPICOLOMBO
  • SPACECRAFT
  • SMALLEST
  • MERCURY
  • ORBITER
  • CRATERS
  • CLOSEST
  • PLANET
  • EUROPE
  • ORBIT
  • PROBE
  • JAPAN
  • ROCKY
  • MIO
  • SUN
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Free printable Mercury planet word search: 15 words on BepiColombo, craters and orbits. Medium level with answer key. Instant PDF download for grades 4-8.

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
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  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages — the puzzle and the answer key — on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Words run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and can be forward or backward. Once you spot a starting letter, trace in all eight directions.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

When does BepiColombo reach Mercury and what will it study?›
BepiColombo is scheduled to enter orbit around Mercury on November 21, 2026, and its two orbiters, Europe's MPO and Japan's Mio, will study the planet's surface, interior, magnetic field and thin outer atmosphere. Arrival dates can shift, so check the latest news from the space agencies.
What is in this Mercury word search?›
Fifteen words about the planet (not the metal mercury) and the mission, such as craters, orbiter, smallest and BepiColombo, in a medium grid with an answer key. It suits grades 4-8.
Is there a Mission to Mercury Puzzle Pack?›
Yes. The $2.99 Mission to Mercury Puzzle Pack adds a crossword, a cryptogram, a word scramble, a word fill-in and a bigger word search, built on thirty new words such as flyby, iron core, Mariner and Messenger.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
Yes. Words in this puzzle run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and they may go forward or backward. Always scan in all eight directions from a candidate starting letter.
Is there an answer key?›
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Word searches in this collection work well from upper-elementary through adult. Teachers often use them as vocabulary preview, classroom downtime, or sub-day filler.
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