Solar System Reference Guide

Mercury


AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM SUN: 58 MILLION KILOMETRES
NEAREST DISTANCE TO EARTH: 85 MILLION KILOMETRES
TEMPERATURE ON SUNLIT SIDE: 375°C
TEMPERATURE ON DARK SIDE: -200°C
DIAMETER: 4880 KILOMETRES/TD>
VOLUME: 1/16 EARTH STANDARD
MASS: 0.06 EARTH STANDARD
GRAVITY: 0.38 EARTH STANDARD
ATMOSPHERE: TRACES OF HELIUM, NEON, ARGON
NUMBER OF MOONS: NONE
MERCURY YEAR: 88 EARTH DAYS
MERCURY DAY: 59 EARTH DAYS
DIRECTION OF ROTATION: ANTICLOCKWISE

At the time of writing the author knows very little about this planet, as I learn more, this page will be updated.


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