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Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius , god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods. Mercury is classified as a terrestrial planet, with roughly the same surface gravity as Mars.
Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Its surface is covered in tens of thousands of impact craters.
Mercurio es uno de los cuatro planetas rocosos o sólidos; es decir, tiene un cuerpo rocoso, como la Tierra. Este planeta es el más pequeño de los cuatro, con un diámetro de 4879 km en el ecuador. Mercurio está formado aproximadamente por un 70 % de elementos metálicos y un 30 % de silicatos.
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Mercury is the second densest planet, after Earth. It has a large metallic core with a radius of about 1,289 miles (2,074 kilometers), about 85% of the planet's radius. There is evidence that it is partly molten or liquid.
Hace 2 días · Mercury is an extreme planet in several respects. Because of its nearness to the Sun —its average orbital distance is 58 million km (36 million miles)—it has the shortest year (a revolution period of 88 days) and receives the most intense solar radiation of all the planets.
- Clark R. Chapman
Hace 2 días · Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. Mercury is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky. Mercury has a thin exosphere. Mercury’s surface can be as hot as 800 degrees F during the daytime and as cold as -300 degrees F during the nighttime.
19 de oct. de 2018 · Living up to its name, Mercury is the fastest planet in the solar system, speeding along at about 29 miles per second and completing each orbit around the sun in just 88 Earth days.