7: Mercury 101

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. It is the fastest planet in the solar system too.

Location: 1st planet in the solar system.

Planet type: It is a terrestrial planet.

Moons: It has no moons.

Surface: Solid and cratered 

Size: Slightly larger than Earth's moon. It has a radius of 2,440 kilometers.

Evidence of life: There is no evidence of life on mercury till now.

Climate: Mercury's surface temperatures can get extremely hot and cold at day and night.
Temperatures can be as high as 430°C.  Mercury does not have an atmosphere to retain that heat at night so temperatures come out to be -180°C.

Orbit shape: Mercury has an eccentric, egg-shaped orbit.

Fun Fact: Only 2 spacecraft have visited mercury till now: Mariner 10 and MESSENGER.

Coming up next: Venus 101 





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