Mercury
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is the closest planet to the sun. It’s average distance from
the sun is approximately fifty-eight million km and it’s diameter is 4875 km,
making it the second smallest planet in our solar system. It’s volume and mass
are about 1/18 that of the earth and it’s average density is approxima ....
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.... may have stripped away lighter materials, making
Mercury a very dense planet with an iron core extending outwards 4/5 of the way
to the surface.
Mercury bares a very similar resemblance to our moon because it has a
lot of craters. The craters, which cover seventy-five percent of Mercury’s
surface, were formed by huge rocks that smashed into the planet’s surface. The
largest crater is called the Caloris Basin and it is 1400 km in diameter and is
flooded with molten lava. Mercury also ....
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