Mercury (planet) - Wikipedia
LLOC WEBMercury is one of four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, which means it is a rocky body like Earth. It is the smallest planet in the Solar System, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 kilometres (1,516.0 mi). Mercury is also smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, Ganymede and …
Mercury - NASA Science
LLOC WEBMercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Its surface is covered in tens of thousands of impact craters.
Mercury (element) - Wikipedia
LLOC WEBMercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum (/ h aɪ ˈ d r ɑːr dʒ ər ə m / hy-DRAR-jər-əm) from the Greek words hydor (water) and argyros (silver).
Mercury | Facts, Color, Size, & Symbol | Britannica
LLOC WEB19 de maig de 2024 · Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system and the eighth in size and mass. Its closeness to the Sun and its smallness make it the most elusive of the planets visible to the unaided eye.
Mercury: The Solar System's smallest planet may once have been …
LLOC WEB14 d’abr. de 2024 · With a total volume little more than the Moon, it is the smallest planet in the Solar System and is situated the closest to the Sun. Mercury has no atmosphere to retain heat, meaning that the...
Mercury: A complete guide to the closest planet to the sun - Space.com
LLOC WEB9 de juny de 2023 · Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and also the smallest planet in the solar system. The small and cratered planet does not have any moons and zips around the sun faster than any...
Mercury: Facts - NASA Science
LLOC WEBThe smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would appear more than three times as large as it does when viewed from Earth, and the sunlight would be as much as seven times brighter.
Planet Mercury | Natural History Museum
LLOC WEBMercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet. Mercury facts. Equator circumference: 15,329km. Radius: 2,440km. Average distance from Sun: 58 million km. Surface …
Planet Mercury, explained - National Geographic
LLOC WEB19 d’oct. de 2018 · Living up to its name, Mercury is the fastest planet in the solar system, speeding along at about 29 miles per second and completing each orbit around the sun in just 88 Earth days. Mercury is...
All About Mercury | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
LLOC WEB6 de maig de 2024 · 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.
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