Mercury (planet) - Wikipedia
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 Titan.
Mercury | Facts, Color, Size, & Symbol | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Mercury is an extreme planet in several respects. Because of its nearness to the Sun —its average orbital distance is 58 million km (36 million miles)—it has the shortest year (a revolution period of 88 days) and receives the …
Mercury - NASA Science
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
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 - NASA Science
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.
All About Mercury | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
WEB3 days ago · Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. Mercury is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky. Mercury has a thin exosphere. Mercury’s surface can be as hot as 800 degrees F during the daytime and as cold as …
Planet Mercury | Natural History Museum
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 temperature: -180°C to 430°C.
Planet Mercury, explained - National Geographic
WEB19 Oct 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...
Mercury: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit | Astronomy.com
WEB20 Oct 2023 · Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, with its average distance about 36 million miles (58 million km).
Mercury Fact Sheet - NSSDCA
WEB11 Jan 2024 · Mercury Mean Orbital Elements (J2000) Semimajor axis (AU) 0.38709893 Orbital eccentricity 0.20563069 Orbital inclination (deg) 7.00487 Longitude of ascending node (deg) 48.33167 Longitude of perihelion (deg) …
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