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Mercury Facts for Kids. Closest planet to the Sun. Smallest planet in the solar system. Has no atmosphere to sustain life. Named after the Roman messenger god. One day lasts 59 Earth days. Surface temperatures range from -290°F to 800°F. Has no moons or rings. The largest known crater is the Caloris Basin. Orbits the Sun in just 88 Earth days.
FACT 1. Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods. FACT 2. Mercury does not have any moons or rings. FACT 3. A day on Mercury lasts 59 Earth days. FACT 4. A year on Mercury lasts 88 Earth days. FACT 5. Mercury only has one sunrise every 180 Earth days! FACT 6. The diameter of Mercury is 3,031 miles.
AVERAGE SURFACE TEMPERATURE: 243° F (117° C) LENGTH OF SPACE JOURNEY FROM EARTH TO MERCURY: 4 years. GRAVITY: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you’d weigh 38 pounds here. Don’t panic when you...
Solar System. Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system, is located closest to the sun, and orbits around it faster than any other planet, taking a mere 88 earth days – a characteristic that led to its naming after the swift Roman god.
You might think that Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, would be the hottest planet in the solar system. But it’s not! In fact, Mercury has the most extreme temperature range out of any of the first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars).
Mar 30, 2011 · 3 min read. What Is the Planet Mercury? (Grades 5-8) This article is for students grades 5-8. Mercury is the smallest and fastest planet in the solar system. It is also the closest planet to the sun. It is named after the Roman messenger god Mercury, the fastest Roman god. The planet Mercury was known by ancient people thousands of years ago.
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system with a diameter of 4,879 km and is one of five planets that is visible to the naked eye. After the Earth, Mercury is the second densest planet. Despite its small size, Mercury is very dense because it is composed mainly of heavy metals and rock – the main characteristic of terrestrial planets.
