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Mercury

Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the solar system.
It does not have an atmosphere and experiences extreme temperature variations.
Has many craters on its surface but no moons.

The inside of Mercury

Mercury has a massive iron which takes up about 85% of the planet's radius, making it the largest core relative to its size in the solar system.
It has a Solid Outer Core which surrounds the liquid inner core.
Its mantle is a thin rocky layer between the core and the crust.
The crust is thin and heavily cratered
The core probably consists of mostly iron and nickel with possibly sone sulfur and carbon. The mantle is probably made of silicate rocks.

Surface of Mercury

There are numerous craters of varying sizes, showing a long history of impacts from asteroids and comets.

There are smooth plains which were likely lava flows from ancient volcanic activity.
Scarps are long, steep cliffs formed by the cooling and shrinking of the planet.
Caloris Basin is the largest impact basin on Mercury, measuring about 1,550 kilometers in diameter.

How big is Mercury

The diameter of mercury is about 4,879 kilometers
The mass of mercury is about 3.3 x 10^23
The volume of mercury is about 6.08 x 10^10 km³
To find your weight here, multiply it by 0.38
Mercury is smaller and less massive than any other planet in our solar system

Facts about Mercury

Mercury is smallest planet and closest to the Sun but not the hottest.
Its thin atmosphere causes extreme temperature variations and it has the most eccentric orbit.
it is a Rocky body with a large iron core and is the second densest planet with no moons or rings.
It has a long day compared to its year.

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