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Mercury All About It

Mercury is the closest and smallest planet in the Solar System, characterized by its rocky surface, extreme temperature variations, and a very thin atmosphere. It has no moons or rings and features a giant iron core, with significant missions including Mariner 10 and MESSENGER. Mercury's unique conditions provide insights into the formation of rocky planets.

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Mercury All About It

Mercury is the closest and smallest planet in the Solar System, characterized by its rocky surface, extreme temperature variations, and a very thin atmosphere. It has no moons or rings and features a giant iron core, with significant missions including Mariner 10 and MESSENGER. Mercury's unique conditions provide insights into the formation of rocky planets.

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Jupiter - All About It

Mercury - All About It

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. It has a rocky surface full of

craters and a very thin atmosphere.

Basic Facts

- Position: 1st planet from the Sun

- Distance from Sun: About 58 million km

- Diameter: About 4,880 km

- Day Length: About 59 Earth days

- Year Length: About 88 Earth days

- Temperature: Up to 430°C during the day, down to -180°C at night

- Surface: Rocky, cratered

- Atmosphere: Very thin (exosphere)

Special Features

- No moons or rings

- Extreme temperature changes

- Giant cliffs called scarps

- Ice at the poles inside shadowed craters

- Caloris Basin: A huge impact crater over 1,500 km wide

Why Mercury is Interesting

Mercury has a giant iron core, extreme survival conditions, and helps scientists understand how rocky planets

form.

Important Missions

- Mariner 10: First visit in 1974-75


Jupiter - All About It

- MESSENGER: Orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015

- BepiColombo: Will arrive at Mercury in 2025

Fun Facts

- You could jump 3 times higher on Mercury than on Earth.

- The Sun looks more than 3 times bigger from Mercury.

- Named after the Roman messenger god for its fast movement.

Simple Summary

Mercury is a tiny, rocky, and super hot (and cold) planet. It spins slowly but orbits the Sun quickly and looks

like a small version of the Moon.

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