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Mercury is the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 km and an orbital period of 88 Earth days. It experiences extreme temperature variations, ranging from -173°C at night to 427°C during the day. Two spacecraft, Mariner 10 and MESSENGER, have visited Mercury, providing valuable data about the planet.

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Mercury is the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 km and an orbital period of 88 Earth days. It experiences extreme temperature variations, ranging from -173°C at night to 427°C during the day. Two spacecraft, Mariner 10 and MESSENGER, have visited Mercury, providing valuable data about the planet.

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Because it has the fastest speed of movement in
the solar system, this planet was named by the
Romans based on Mercurius - the god of quick
communication and messengers.

Mercury is one of four terrestrial planets in the


Solar System, and is a rocky planet like Earth. It
is the smallest planet in the Solar System with
an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 km.

Mercury is the smallest and closest planet to the


Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System,
with an orbital period of 88 Earth days.
Mercury Crust

Mercury's surface experiences the


greatest temperature variation of
any planet, ranging from minus 173
degrees Celsius at night to 427
degrees Celsius during the day.

Two Earth spacecraft have visited


Mercury:
 Mariner 10 flew by in 1974 and
1975

 MESSENGER, launched in 2004,


orbited Mercury more than 4,000
times in four years. Structure of Mercury
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