Even if you’re a science expert, this science facts might just surprise you. These are some fun facts you have never known before about Mercury.
Fact #1
Because Mercury planet orbits the Sun within Earth's orbit (as does Venus Planet), it can appear in Earth's sky in the morning or in the evening, but not in the middle of the night.
Fact #2
Mercury gets its name from the Roman god of financial gain, commerce, travel, and industry which can be equated with Hermes (in Greek means the messenger of the gods). This planet probably got this name because of the speed that it moves across the sky.
Fact #3
Planet Mercury is 4,878 kilometers wide, making it only slightly bigger than our own moon.
Fact #4
If you were to look up at the sky on Mercury, the Sun would appear to be twice the size then here on our Earth. This is so amazing, probably one of the most Mercury amazing facts we have known.
Fact #5
The rays from the sun are around seven times stronger on Mercury then on Earth.
Fact #6
A year on Mercury is just 88 days long or the orbital period of Mercury around the Sun is about 88 Earth days.
Fact #7
While Planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, Venus is the warmest planet.
Fact #8
In the time it takes Pluto to go around the Sun once, 1028 years have passed away on Mercury.
Fact #9
Mercury is one of only two planets that have no moon orbiting. The other planet is Venus.
Fact #10
The Hubble telescope has never observed Mercury, and never will be able to. This is due to the fact that this planet is too close to the Sun, and light would cause damage the optics and electronics
Fact #11
If you were to weigh 100 kilograms on Earth, you would only weigh 38 kg on Planet Mercury.
Fact #12
Mercury has a very weak magnetic field. It’s just about 1% of that of Earths.
Fact #13
Only half of Mercury Planet has ever been seen. This is the truth, not jokes that not many people knows.
Fact #14
As of 2012, Mariner 10 and MESSENGER are the only two spacecraft to ever have visited the planet Mercury.
Fact #15
Planet Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System. Pluto used to be the smallest, until it was decided it no longer categorized as a planet.
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