Interesting Facts about Mercury

Published Monday, April 20, 2009 11:56 AM

smallest planet and closet to the sun
most eccentric orbit of all the planets
slightly larger than Earth's moon
no moons (the sun would pull any object away from Mercury's gravity)
no seasons (axis is not tilted)
the sun would look almost 3 times as big if you were standing on Mercury
one day on Mercury is 59 Earth days
one year on Mercury is 88 Earth days (shortest year of all planets)
greatest temperature variance (from -279° F during the night to 801° F during the day)

by Amaryllis Place

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