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Dr. Swapnil
March 18, 2024 03:47 AM
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Mercury is 4876 Kilometers in diameter, making it smallest planet in our solar system.
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Mercury has water ice inside many craters and more ice in north pole region.
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Mercury iron core is so big that it occupies 75% of planet's diameter. (3,800 Km wide)
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Planet Mercury orbits the Earth every 88 Earth days. It orbits faster with speed of 47 Km/s.
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Planet's entire surface is completely mapped by Messenger spacecraft.
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Mercury planet formed 4.5 billion years ago with no moons and no ring system.
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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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Mercury planet has thinnest atmosphere in the solar system. Composed of Oxygen, Sodium, Hydrogen.
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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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One full day on planet Mercury is equals to 176 Earth days.
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