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. But Mercury is the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth days. ...
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in our solar system - only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
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Our solar system has eight planets, and five dwarf planets - all located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy called the Orion Arm.
Mercury 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 sur...
R.) in long-term Solar System stability. Specifically, without G.R. the instability rate of Mercury would be 60 times higher than with G.R. By modelling the instability time of Mercury as a...
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has unique temperature characteristics. At night, Mercury’s average temperature drops to 100 Kelvin (−173 °C / −280 °F), while the hottest equatorial locations can reach 700 Kelvin (427 °C / 800 °F). Mercury’s surface temperature can reach 430 degrees Celsius and fluctuate significantly during the day. Mercury’s lowest temperature is far below any known natural temperature on Earth. The two hottest places on Mercury are at its equato...
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the Sun, with a diameter of about 4,880 kilometers (3,032 miles), making it just slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Despite...
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system. Here we explore the strange world in more detail.
'E project' 광활한 태양계의 빛나는 기록 [Solar system] 우리가 살고 있는 태양계의 8개의 행성인 ‘수성, 금성, 지구, 화성, 목성, 토성, 천왕성, 해왕성’ 들의 몇 억년을 품고 있는 특성을 담아 낸 ‘E project’...