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Mercury The Closest Planet to the Sun

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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