Mercury (planet) - Wikipedia
WEBMercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius , god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods. Mercury is classified as a terrestrial planet, with roughly the same surface gravity as Mars.
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 | Facts, Color, Size, & Symbol | Britannica
WEBMay 19, 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 . Because its rising or setting is always within about two hours of the Sun’s, it is never observable when the sky is fully dark.
Mercury Facts - Interesting Facts about Planet Mercury - Space Facts
WEBFacts about Mercury. Mercury does not have any moons or rings. Mercury is the smallest planet. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Your weight on Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth. A solar day on the surface of Mercury lasts 176 Earth days. A year on Mercury takes 88 Earth days.
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
WEBMay 6, 2024 · 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 …
Mercury: A complete guide to the closest planet to the sun - Space.com
WEBJun 9, 2023 · Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system. Here we explore the strange world in more detail.
Planet Mercury, explained - National Geographic
WEBOct 19, 2018 · Planet Mercury, explained. Learn more about the innermost planet in our solar system. By Victoria Jaggard. 7 min read. Named for the fleet-footed Roman messenger god, Mercury is the closest planet ...
Mercury: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit | Astronomy.com
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Distance from the Sun: Mercury is the closest planet to our star, with its average distance from the Sun being 36 million miles (58 million km). Orbit around the Sun: Because Mercury is so close ...
Planet Mercury | Natural History Museum
WEBMercury is one of the five classical planets visible with the naked eye and is named after the swift-footed Roman messenger god. It is not known exactly when the planet was first discovered - although it was first observed through telescopes in the seventeenth century by astronomers Galileo Galilei and Thomas Harriot.
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