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Mercury Presented by: Group 2. Description. Rocky planet with no atmosphere Covered with plains Has craters all over the planet Has volcanoes Closest planet to the sun Dust covered hills from meteorites. Size. Smallest planet in the solar system 40% smaller than Earth - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Mercury Presented by:  Group 2

MercuryPresented by: Group 2

Page 2: Mercury Presented by:  Group 2

Description Rocky planet with no atmosphere

Covered with plains

Has craters all over the planet

Has volcanoes

Closest planet to the sun

Dust covered hills from meteorites

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Size

Smallest planet in the solar system

40% smaller than Earth

3,031 miles in diameter

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Rotation

88 Earth days to orbit

58 days to rotate

Fastest moving planet

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Temperature

Hotter than an oven during the day

Reaches 800 degrees

Colder than a freezer during the night

Reaches -280 degrees