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space-facts.com
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Mercury Facts - Interesting Facts about Planet Mercury
Mercury is the smallest planet. Your weight on Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth. A solar day on the surface of Mercury lasts 176 Earth days. A year on Mercury takes 88 Earth days. It’s not known who discovered Mercury. A year on Mercury is just 88 days long.
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thefactfile.org
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55 Interesting Facts About Mercury - The Fact File
Mercury is also called a morning or an evening star because it is brightly visible in the sky just before the sunrise and just after the sunset. On May 9, 2016, Mercury passed directly between the Sun and Earth, making a transit of the Sun. Mercury transits happen about 13 times each century.
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funfacts.co
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145 Fun Facts About Mercury That Will Fascinate
Dive into 145 fascinating facts about Mercury! From wild temperatures to Mercury-themed puns, uncover the secrets of the Sun's closest planet.
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almanac.com
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10 Facts About Mercury, the Smallest Planet | Almanac.com
Mercury has been a cooled molten rock for billions of years, and it is the only planet in our Solar System that is bare rock. Planet Mercury is named after the Roman god Mercury because he is the “messenger” god who can fly, wearing a winged hat and sandals.
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https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/
Mercury Facts - Science@NASA
Mercury's surface resembles that of Earth's Moon, scarred by many impact craters resulting from collisions with meteoroids and comets. Craters and features on Mercury are named after famous deceased artists, musicians, or authors, including children's author Dr. Seuss and dance pioneer Alvin Ailey.
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ohmyfacts.com
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45 Fascinating Facts About Mercury - OhMyFacts
Discover 45 intriguing facts about Mercury, from its composition and surface features to its role in the solar system. Explore the wonders of this enigmatic planet!
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howtogeek.com
https://www.howtogeek.com/facts-about-mercury/
10 Facts About Mercury That Prove It's More Than Just the Smallest Planet
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, named after the Roman god of commerce, is the planet closest to the Sun. It also circles the Sun the fastest, at an average speed of almost 106 thousand miles.
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facts.net
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34 Facts About Mercury
Discover 34 fascinating facts about Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, from its extreme temperatures to its unique orbit.
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starwalk.space
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Mercury Facts | Mercury Size | Mercury Planet Color | How Big Is ...
Explore the closest planet to the Sun! Find out how long a day on Mercury is and how many moons the planet has. Also, keep up with the upcoming Mercury events!
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funkidslive.com
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Top 10 Facts About Mercury! - Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in our Solar System. It is the first planet in the Solar System and is named after the Roman messenger god. This fascinating planet is filled with interesting facts, from its extreme temperature variations to its unique surface features.