Mercury: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit

NASA image of Mercury. Size: Mercury is about 3,032 miles (4,880 kilometers) across. That makes it the smallest planet in the solar system. In fact, Mercury is just a little larger than Earth’s Moon.Distance from the Sun: Mercury is the closest planet to our star, with its average distance from the Sun being 36 millionContinue reading “Mercury: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit”
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