Mercury - The 1st Planet

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The Planet Mars as imaged by The Boston University Astronomy Club

 On Wednesday May 7th, 2003, the innermost planet Mercury transited the Sun as viewed from planet Earth. Click here for more information.                               

 

Facts & Figures
  • Distance from Earth (max) 1.48 AU (min) 0.52 AU
  • Mass 3.303 x 1023kg  (0.055 x Earth)
  • Size 4879 km @ Equator  (0.383 x Earth)
  • Distance from Sun (max) 0.46 AU (min) 0.30 AU
  • Orbital Period 87.9 days
  • Temperature (min) -173C (max) 427C