A few facts about Mercury



  • Mercury is the first planet of our Solar System
  • Mercury completes one revolution in 88 days.
  • Mass of Mercury is 3.285 x 1023Kg.
  • It is 60.80 million kms away from the Sun.
  • Like Venus, Mercury orbits the sun within the Earth's orbit as an inferior planet.
  • Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.
  • Mercury is severely hot during the day and extremely cold during the night as there is no atmosphere.
  • It has no natural satellite.
  • All other planets are superior to Mercury as their orbits envelope Mercury's orbit.
  • It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, messenger of the gods.  

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