Wednesday 3 December 2014

The smallest planet in the Solar system

Mercury (adj : Mercurian , mercurial) is the smallest planet in the Solar system , it is also a nearest planet to The Sun, mercury is the innermost planet in the Solar system. Mercury does not have any moon , it is a only bigger than Earth's moon. The planet Mercury is named after the Roman god Mercury (the messenger to the gods). Mercury orbits the sun every 88 days and spins on its axis every 59 days, due to its slow axis rotation its sun wards side the surface temperature reaches over 400 c / 752 to 800 F. Mercury atmosphere contains argon and helium.
Surface Area : 7.48 x 10 - 7 km2
Volume : 6.083 x 10 -10.
Mass : 3.3022 x 10 - 23.

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