The Planet Mercury

The messenger of gods

By: Delani List

Description of Mercury The planets temperature is 90k to 700k (k=kelvin) or

-297.67F to 800.33F (F=Fahrenheit)

The planets surface is rocky

It has zero moons

A day on mercury is 58.65 earth days

A year on mercury is 88 earth days

Distance of Mercury Mercury is closest plant to the sun and is also the first

planet in the solar system.

The distance from the sun in kilometers is 57,910,000 km.

The distance from the sun in AU’s is 0.38 AU’s.

Size of Mercury The size of mercury is quite small for a planet, its

diameter in kilometers is 4,880 km.

Compared to other rocky planets it is smallVenus: 12,104 kmEarth: 12,742 kmMars: 6,779 km

Other Cool Facts About Mercury

The core of the planet nearly takes up ¾ of the planets diameter. Mercury’s iron core is about the size of the moon.

You would think that Mercury is the hottest planet because it is the closest to the sun, its really only the second hottest planet! Despite being further from the sun, Venus experiences higher temperatures.

For More Info, Go To http://nineplanets.org http://space-facts.com/mercury/ https://www.google.com Planetary Science Resources Book