Mercury location in the Solar System:
Mercury is the closest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Mercury is smallest planet in Solar System. Information available so far, there is no life on Mercury as the surface temperature is around 800 degree Fahrenheit. No any known life can sustained in that temperature.
The
average distance of the Mercury from the Sun is about 57.9 million kilometers
(36 million miles)
This
distance is equivalent to 0.39 Astronomical Unit.
Mercury is smallest planet in the solar system, its slightly larger than Earth’s Moon and it’s named after the Greek God Hermes, translated into Latin as Mercurius (Mercury), God of Commerce, messenger of the Gods, mediator between Gods & mortals.
Mercury
mean Diameter is 4880 km.
Moons of Mercury
Mercury
is a Moonless planet.
Physical Features of Mercury:
|
Mean Radius |
2379.7 Km |
|
Mean Diameter | 4880 Km |
|
Circumference (on Equator) |
15329 Km |
|
Total Surface Area |
7.48×10² Km² (0.147 Earth Area) |
|
Mass |
3.3011×10²³ kg (0.055 Earth Mass) |
|
Surface Gravity |
3.7 m / s² |
|
Escape Velocity |
4,25 km / s |
|
Rotation Time |
24 hours 39 minutes 35.244 seconds |
|
Rotation Speed |
10.892km / h (3.026 m / s) |
|
Orbital Period |
87.9691 (88 Earth) day |
|
Average Orbital speed |
47.362 km/s or 170,503.2 km/hour |
|
Angle of Inclination | 7° to it's orbital plane |
Five Important facts of Mercury
Mercury Rotation & Revolution
1. The average distance of the Mercury from
the Sun is about 57.9 million kilometers (36 million miles)
2. Mercury rotates counter clockwise like
other planets except Venus (rotates in Clockwise) axis.
3. The Mercury takes 59 Earth day to complete
one rotation.
Long days, short Year, one day - night
cycle on Mercury takes 175.97 Earth days.
The Mercury rotates counter Clockwise
on its axis at a speed of 10.892km / h (3.026 m /s)
4. Mercury takes 88 (Earth) days to complete
one revolution of the Sun. One year on Mercury is just 88 Earth days.
The
Mercury revolves around the Sun and at a speed of 47.362 km/s or 170,503.2
km/hour
5. The mercury's axis tilts to 7
Surface Geology
Mercury is a
rocky planet, also known as a terrestrial planet, Mercury has a Solid, crafted
surface, much like the Earth’s Moon.
Atmosphere of Mercury
Mercury's thin atmosphere, or exosphere, is composed mostly
of oxygen (O2), sodium (Na), hydrogen (H2), helium (He), and potassium (K).
Atoms that are blasted off the surface by the solar wind and micrometeoroid
impacts create Mercury's exosphere.
Life
No evidence for life has been found on Mercury. Daytime Temperatures can reach 430 degrees Celsius (800 degrees Fahrenheit) and drop to -180 degrees Celsius (-290 degrees Fahrenheit) at night. It is unlikely life (as we know it) could survive on this planet.
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