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Mercury (planet) - Wikipedia Mercury is a classical planet that has been observed throughout history and recognized as a planet (or wandering star) In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (Mercury), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods
Mercury - Science@NASA Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon It's the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth days
Mercury | Facts, Color, Size, Symbol | Britannica Mercury is the smallest major planet in both size and mass Why is it difficult to observe Mercury? Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, and it is also the planet closest to the Sun, making it the most difficult of the planets to see with the unaided eye
All About Mercury | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system It’s just a little bigger than Earth’s Moon Mercury itself, though, doesn’t have any moons It is the closest planet to the Sun, but it’s actually not the hottest Venus is hotter Along with Venus, Earth, and Mars, Mercury is one of the rocky planets
Planet Mercury, explained | National Geographic Named for the fleet-footed Roman messenger god, Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, zipping around our parent star at an average of 36 million miles away However, Mercury’s orbit is not
Mercury Fact Sheet - NSSDCA Surface pressure: <~5 x 10-15 bar (0 005 picobar) Average temperature: 440 K (167 C) (590-725 K, sunward side) Total mass of atmosphere: <~10000 kg Atmospheric composition (Column abundances in 10 6 per cm 2): Sodium 12,000-200,000; Magnesium 100,000; Oxygen <40,000; Hydrogen 5000, Potassium 800-1300, Calcium 300-1000; Iron <300; Aluminum 15
ESA - Meet Mercury - European Space Agency Among the four inner Solar System planets, Mercury is the smallest and very dense, its vast iron core dominating its internal structure As the closest planet to the Sun it experiences extreme temperature variations at its surface, from about +430ºC, down to –180ºC
Mercury Planet Facts - Science Notes and Projects Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system When compared to Earth, it’s significantly smaller, with a diameter just about 38% of Earth’s It is closer in size to our Moon, being only about 1 4 times larger than the Moon Because of its small size, gravity is weaker You only weigh 38% of your weight on Earth
Mercury (planet) - New World Encyclopedia Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the solar system, orbiting the Sun once every 88 days Its brightness ranges from about -2 0 to 5 5 in apparent magnitude, but it is most often lost in the Sun's glare and becomes visible only in twilight