11 Facts- Planet Mercury

Here are top 11 interesting facts about planet Mercury

11- Mercury is the Closest Planet to the Sun
10- Mercury is the smallest Planet in the solar system

09- Despite being closest planet to the sun it is the second warmest after VENUS.
08- During the day temperature reach 427'C and overnight they reach 173'C. This is because it has no atmosphere to regulate temperature.

07- The nuclei of small planets are usually solid. But core of Mercury is in the liquid form due to sulfur.
06- Mercury can be seen to the naked eye from Earth

05- Mercury is becoming less bulky.
04- Mercury takes 59 earth days to make one rotation and 88 earth days to make a complete orbit around the sun.
03- It is the most heavily cratered planet in the solar system due to collision with comets and asteroids.

02- From Mercury, the sun is seen nearly 3 times larger than as viewed from Earth.
01- Mercury has a double SUNRISE. The sun rises stops, hides almost where it came out and rises again.

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