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 ( Mercury ), 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 | Facts, Color, Size, & Symbol | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · 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 - 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.
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: A complete guide to the closest planet to the sun - Space…
WEBJun 9, 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 about the smallest planet | Live Science
WEBMay 15, 2022 · Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in our solar system. With a diameter of about 3,032 miles (4,880 kilometers), Mercury is less than half the size of Earth, which...
Planet Mercury, explained - National Geographic
WEBOct 19, 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
WEBMay 6, 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.
Mercury: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit | Astronomy.com
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Neptune. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, with its average distance about 36 million miles (58 million km).
Mercury 101 | National Geographic - YouTube
WEBSep 7, 2018 · The planet Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods because of its fleeting nature across the sky. Find out the reason behind its incredible speed, if it is indeed the hottest...
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