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Exploring Mercury: Facts and Figures

Discover fascinating facts about Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. From its extreme temperatures to unique composition, learn about its surface features and orbit. Explore its size relative to Earth and its intriguing characteristics. Uncover details about Mercury's day length, atmosphere, gravity, and more.

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Exploring Mercury: Facts and Figures

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  1. Mercury By: Billy Murillo

  2. Distances • Mercury is 28,580,000 miles from the sun • Closest planet to the sun • Perihelion distance is 10 to the 6th kilometer. Ratio .313 • Aphelion distance is 10 to the 6th kilometer. Ratio .489 • Mercury is .39 AU from sun

  3. Tempatures • Temperature on Mercury's equator can reach 660degree’s f, 350degree’s Celsius. • Lowest it can get is -275degrees F. -170degrees Celsius.

  4. Size • You can fit 18 Mercury’s into one Earth. • Mercury’s diameter is 3,032 miles. 4,879 kilometers. • Smallest planet in solar system. • Much less mass than Earth. • Mercury is slightly smaller than Earth.

  5. Atmosphere and Gravity • If you weigh 100kg on Earth, you would weigh 38kg on Mercury. • Mercury has 38% force of gravity, compared to Earth. • Atmosphere doesn’t have enough gasses to reduce heat.

  6. Orbit • Mercury orbits once every 59 Earth days. • Mercury goes around the sun every 88 Earth days. • Mercury goes around the sun in the least amount of time compared to all the other planets.

  7. Mercury’s Surface • Mercury’s surface has many craters. • Mercury has a crater called Calor, it has a diameter of 840 miles. • Surface is similar to the moons, it has many craters. • Mercury is a terrestrial planet.

  8. Composition • Mercury has a core of liquid metal. • Mercury’s mantle is made of silica. • It has a solid outer crust.

  9. Mercury’s Day • Mercury’s day is approximately 4,222 Earth hours.

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  11. Facts • Mercury’s core is 42% of mercury • The largest crater on Mercury is Color. • Mercury travels 31 miles per second • First spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner10. • Mariner 10 photographed 45% of Mercury’s terrain.

  12. Facts • Mercury has no known moons. • Mercury's diameter is 40% smaller than Earth’s. • Mercury travels around the sun in an oval. • Mercury was first photographed on March 29, 1974 • Mercury’s diameter is 40% larger than Earth’s.

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