Project Gutenberg 2016-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 139 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Vidmer Vidmer, René Vidmer, Rene The Weather on Mercury Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction July 1953 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Weather on Mercury" by William Morrison is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of Mercury, this story involves an expedition team sent to locate an intrepid explorer named Kalinoff who has mysteriously gone missing. The plot centers around the unexpected and bizarre weather phenomena on the planet, including rain and snow, sharp contrasts to its typically arid climate, as the team grapples with both environmental and interpersonal conflicts. As the crew navigates the challenges of the Twilight Zone on Mercury, they encounter a range of complications, particularly involving the character McCracken, whose impulsive actions create tension among the team. Amidst the backdrop of strange weather, the expedition leader, Captain Lamoureux, must manage the fallout from McCracken's mischief and the questionable motives of another crew member, Carvalho. The narrative takes a twist when they finally locate Kalinoff, revealing a clever ruse involving the planet's native inhabitants and their treatment of weather as a form of communication. This results in a blend of humor and tension as the men navigate their own conflicts while attempting to survive on a peculiarly unpredictable Mercury. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Mercury (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 86928 2025-07-20T11:33:22.665322 text/html 63606 2024-10-22T23:42:54 text/html 366969 2025-07-20T11:33:24.739345 application/epub+zip 367397 2025-07-20T11:33:23.061319 application/epub+zip 98583 2025-07-20T11:33:22.841312 application/epub+zip 412659 2025-07-20T11:33:26.127301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404996 2025-07-20T11:33:24.523309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136784 2022-09-23T06:50:31.174432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78673 2025-07-20T11:33:22.491352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58822 2024-10-22T23:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18237 2025-07-20T11:33:26.256298 application/rdf+xml 25431 2025-07-20T11:33:22.911333 image/jpeg 4278 2025-07-20T11:33:22.876304 image/jpeg 335540 2025-07-20T11:33:22.683348 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia