Terrestrial
Planet
The
smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun,
Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Mercury
is the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth
days.
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. Despite
its proximity to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet
in our solar system – that title belongs to nearby Venus,
thanks to its dense atmosphere.
10
Things to know
1 Smallest planet
2 Closest planet to the Sun
3 Long days, short years
4 Rough surface
5 Cant breath it
6 Moonless
7 Ringless
8 Tough place to live
Daytime Temperatures can reach 430 degrees Celsius (800
degrees Fahrenheit) and drop to -180 degrees Celsius (-290
degrees Fahrenheit) at night.
9 Big sun
10 Robotic visitors
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