Sunday 21 April 2013

Mercury

Origin of Name:
 “Mercurius”, Messenger of the Roman Gods.

Moons:
No moons.

Length of the Year:
88 Earth days.

Position  from the sun:
1st

Relative size:
Smallest





Mercury is rocky surface is covered in holes called craters. Most of these were made by rocks crashing into the planet from space. Its surface is more than 4 times hotter than boiling water.

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