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MercuryThe Closest Planet to the Sun
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Basic Facts about Mercury
• Surface temperature: -279-801 F
• Orbital Period: 88 days
• Rotation Period: 58.8 days
• Gravity: .378 times earth (100 earth pounds=37.8 Mercury Lbs.)
• Named after Roman god mercury who is the god of commerce and is the swiftest
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Mercury• Mercury is the innermost planet and it is
one of the most boring planets (36 million miles)
• It gets 10 times the amount of sun that we get
• It lacks a strong atmosphere because it is so close to the Sun. It got blown away millions of years ago from solar winds
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Terrestrial Planet
• Terrestrial planets are rocky planets
• 4 terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
• All terrestrial planets have a crust, mantle, and core
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Fire and Ice
• Because of its lack of atmosphere (blanket) the side of Mercury that is shaded is very cold. One of the coldest places in the Solar System
• Also, because it takes 59 days to rotate on its axis half of the planet is in the dark for a long time