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Facts about Mercury
Mercury ☿
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
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It is the smallest planet in the Solar System.
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Mercury is still shrinking.
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Mercury orbits the sun very fast. Faster than any planet in the Solar System!
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Mercury is named after the Roman God of Commerce.
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The sun appears 3 times larger on Mercury than it does on Earth.
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Do you know that Mercury doesn't have any moons or rings?!
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A year on Mercury is 88 Earth days!
Mercury ☿
Distance from the sun: 57.91 million km
Orbital period: 88 Earth days
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It is the first planet in the Solar System
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Smallest planet
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