Top 10 Facts of Planet Mercury

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Dr. Swapnil

March 18, 2024   03:47 AM

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Smallest Planet 

Mercury is 4876 Kilometers in diameter, making it smallest planet in our solar system.

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1

Surface

Mercury has water ice inside many craters and more ice in north pole region.

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2

Iron Core

Mercury iron core is so big that it occupies 75% of planet's diameter. (3,800 Km wide)

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3

Orbit

Planet Mercury orbits the Earth every 88 Earth days. It orbits faster with speed of 47 Km/s.

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4

Surface Mapping

Planet's entire surface is completely mapped by Messenger spacecraft.

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5

Formation

Mercury planet formed 4.5 billion years ago with no moons and no ring system.

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6

Magnetic field

Magnetic field of Mercury is just 1% of Earth's magnetic field. But it interacts with solar wind & create magnetic tornadoes.

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7

Atmosphere

Mercury planet has thinnest atmosphere in the solar system. Composed of Oxygen, Sodium, Hydrogen.

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8

Surface Temperature

Planet's day temperatue can reach up to 430 degrees celcius and at night it drops up to -180 degrees celcius.

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9

One day duration on Mercury

One full day on planet Mercury is equals to 176 Earth days. 

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