How come Jupiter has a fuzzy core? How long is a day on the inner planets? The ice giants and why they are so different. Rings around gas giants in the Solar System. Exploring planet Mercury. Any questions or comments? Let our Portable Planetarium team know! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Design By: shinydgn. We discussed this question with our planetarium learners and they came up with the following reasoning: Look at the order of the planets.
So is it Venus? Why they named a planet after this guy, I can't imagine. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
Venus is hotter. Along with Venus, Earth, and Mars, Mercury is one of the rocky planets. It has a solid surface that is covered with craters like our Moon. Mercury likes to keep things simple.
Mercury spins slowly compared to Earth, so one day lasts a long time. Mercury takes 59 Earth days to make one full rotation. But a year on Mercury goes fast. Planetary Photojournal: Mercury. Overview The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
The Latest. Full Moon Guide: November - December Mariner 10's First Image of Mercury. But … it might actually be Mercury. Although Venus is the planet that comes closest to Earth as it sweeps by on its orbit, Mercury stays the closest to Earth the longest, according to a commentary published Tuesday March 12 in the magazine Physics Today.
When people calculate the distance between two planets, they usually subtract the two planets' average distances from the sun. But here's the thing: That only calculates the distance between two planets when they're closest to each other, they said. Terms of use. This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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