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Mercuria
Mercuria is a Geneva-based independent energy and commodity trading group founded in 2004 by Swiss traders Marco Dunand and Daniel Jaeggi, generating over $100 billion in annual turnover.
Mercurial
Mercurial is a free, distributed version control tool created by Matt Mackall in 2005 and invoked with the command hg; Mozilla hosted Firefox on it until 2025.
Mercury (automobile)
Mercury, also known as Ford Mercury, was an American automobile marque created by Ford in 1938 as a premium brand between Ford and Lincoln, discontinued in 2010.
Mercury (diffusion LLM)
Mercury is a family of diffusion-based large language models from Inception Labs, launched in February 2025 with Mercury Coder Mini and Small, described as the first commercial-scale diffusion LLMs.
Mercury (spacecraft)
The Mercury spacecraft was a one-person capsule built by McDonnell Aircraft for NASA's Project Mercury, which flew two suborbital and four orbital crewed missions between 1961 and 1963.
Mercury 13
Mercury 13, also called the First Lady Astronaut Trainees, were thirteen American women pilots who passed astronaut physical tests in 1960 and 1961 but never flew in space.
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) are US EPA emission limits for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants, effective in 2015.
Mercury arc rectifier
The mercury arc rectifier, invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902, converts alternating current into direct current through an arc in mercury vapor and enabled high-voltage DC transmission.
Mercury battery
The mercury battery, also called a mercuric oxide battery or mercury cell, is a non-rechargeable battery with steady 1.35-volt output, invented by Samuel Ruben in 1942 for the US military.
Mercury Capri
The Mercury Capri was three unrelated cars: a German-built sport coupe imported from 1970 to 1977, a Ford Mustang twin from 1979 to 1986, and an Australian convertible to 1994.
Mercury Comet
The Mercury Comet is an automobile sold by Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1960 to 1977, beginning as an upscale Ford Falcon compact and ending as a rebadged Maverick.
Mercury Cougar
The Mercury Cougar is a car sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1967 to 1997 and 1999 to 2002, first as a luxurious pony car version of the Ford Mustang.
Mercury fulminate
Mercury fulminate is a sensitive crystalline primary explosive, Hg(CNO)₂, that detonates from heat, shock, or friction and powered percussion caps and Nobel's 1865 blasting cap.
Mercury Grand Marquis
The Mercury Grand Marquis, a full-size rear-wheel-drive sedan built by Ford's Mercury division from 1975 to 2011, was Mercury's best-selling nameplate and the last car the brand ever built.
Mercury Marauder
The Mercury Marauder is a performance nameplate used three times: a fastback trim package from 1963½ to 1965, a two-door coupe for 1969 and 1970, and a high-performance Grand Marquis sedan sold in 2003 and 2004.
Mercury Marine
Mercury Marine, also known as Kiekhaefer Mercury, is an American marine engine manufacturer founded by Carl Kiekhaefer in 1939 and headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Mercury Mariner
The Mercury Mariner was a compact crossover SUV sold by Ford's Mercury division from 2005 to 2010 as an upscale, better-trimmed version of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute.
Mercury Marquis
The Mercury Marquis was a full-size luxury car sold by Ford's Mercury division from the 1967 through 1986 model years, later giving its name to the Grand Marquis.
Mercury Milan
The Mercury Milan was a midsize four-door sedan sold by Ford's Mercury brand in North America from 2006 to 2011, sharing the Ford Fusion's platform until Mercury was discontinued.
Mercury Monarch
The Mercury Monarch was a compact car sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1975 to 1980, built as the upscale twin of the Ford Granada and replaced by Fox-platform Cougar sedans.
Mercury Montego
The Mercury Montego, named for Montego Bay, Jamaica, was a nameplate applied to three Mercury cars: a 1967 Canadian Meteor, an intermediate built from 1968 to 1976, and a 2005–2007 full-size sedan.
Mercury Mountaineer
The Mercury Mountaineer is a midsize SUV sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1997 to 2010, built as an upscale twin of the Ford Explorer and seating seven.
Mercury NZ
Mercury NZ, formerly Mighty River Power, is a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer based in Auckland, generating entirely from renewable hydro, geothermal, and wind sources.
Mercury Sable
The Mercury Sable was a sedan and station wagon sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1986 through 2009 as a more upscale sister car to the Ford Taurus.
Mercury Tracer
The Mercury Tracer was a compact car sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1988 through the 1999 model year, spanning three generations that were all built on Mazda-derived platforms.
Mercury Villager
The Mercury Villager was a front-wheel-drive minivan sold by Ford's Mercury division from 1993 through 2002, developed with Nissan and sold alongside its mechanical twin, the Nissan Quest.
Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6, the MA-6 mission, was the first United States crewed orbital spaceflight, launched February 20, 1962, carrying John Glenn around Earth three times in Friendship 7.
Mercury-Atlas 8
Mercury-Atlas 8, also called Sigma 7, was the third crewed orbital Mercury flight; Wally Schirra completed six orbits on October 3, 1962, then the longest American spaceflight.
Mercury-Atlas 9
Mercury-Atlas 9, also known as Mercury 9 and flown as Faith 7, was the final crewed mission of Project Mercury, with Gordon Cooper completing 22.5 orbits in May 1963.
Mercury-Redstone 1
Mercury-Redstone 1 was the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft on a Redstone rocket, an unmanned November 21, 1960 attempt at Cape Canaveral whose engine shut down just after ignition.