Mercury's Shadowed Craters: A Cosmic Canvas

Fun Fact

Mercury is a planet of extremes! While its days can be scorching hot at over 800°F (430°C), its nights plunge to incredibly freezing temperatures, below -290°F (-180°C). That's a huge swing!

Coloring Tips

1. 1🎨 Crater Depth - Use varying shades of grey, brown, and even hints of dark purple for the craters to show their deep shadows and rugged textures.
2. 2🖍️ Solar Glare - Imagine the sun's intense light! Use bright yellows and oranges for the sun-facing edges of rocks, fading into darker tones for shadowed areas.
3. 3✨ Distant Earth & Moon - Make Earth a tiny blue and white marble, and the Moon a soft grey, keeping them small and subtle to emphasize the vast distance.
4. 4🌈 Starry Canvas - For the background, use deep blues, purples, and blacks, then add tiny white, yellow, or even very light blue dots for sparkling stars.