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M e r c u r y

M e r c u r y. Mercury Lengths. Mercury is 36 million miles from the sun…..and still the closest ! Another fun fact is the diameter of Mercury is 3,100 miles in size , witch is very small compared to Earth , at 7,926 miles in size.

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M e r c u r y

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  1. Mercury

  2. MercuryLengths Mercury is 36 million miles from the sun…..and still the closest ! Another fun fact is the diameter of Mercury is 3,100 miles in size , witch is very small compared to Earth , at 7,926 miles in size.

  3. Mercury is mostly made out of iron , and scientists think that the core of Mercury is liquid iron . The side of Mercury that is facing the sun is boiling hot , at750 degrees , and the side that faces away from the sun is freezing cold , at -328 degrees. Mercury’s temperature & the things Mercury is made out of

  4. One day on Mercury is equal to 1,408 hours on Earth . But one year on Mercury is 88 Earth days! Time on Mercury

  5. Where Mercury got its name and why Mercury got its name from the Roman Messenger of the Gods . It was named this because it goes around the sun so quickly . Mercury moves at 107,372 miles per hour!

  6. Mercury has no atmosphere . The surface of Mercury is covered in craters and completely dry , therefore there is no possibility of life there . The craters that cover Mercury are unusually deep pits , sometimes 7 miles deep . Mercury’s axis has the smallest tilt, about 1/30 of a degree . Mercury is heavily cratered , indicating it has been geologically inactive for billions of years , witch means Mercury did have volcanoes . Fun Facts!

  7. Thank you!

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