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Mercury
Profile 
 Mass: 330,104,000,000,000 billion kg (.0055 x Earth) 
 Equatorial Diameter: 4,879 
 Polar Diameter: 4,879 
 Known moons: none 
 Surface temperature: -173 to 427°C
Size compared to the Earth
Fun Facts 
 Closest planet to the sun 
 One year in Mercury is just 88 days 
 Most cratered planet in the Solar System 
 Two spacecraft have visited Mercury

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Mercury

  • 2. Profile  Mass: 330,104,000,000,000 billion kg (.0055 x Earth)  Equatorial Diameter: 4,879  Polar Diameter: 4,879  Known moons: none  Surface temperature: -173 to 427°C
  • 3. Size compared to the Earth
  • 4. Fun Facts  Closest planet to the sun  One year in Mercury is just 88 days  Most cratered planet in the Solar System  Two spacecraft have visited Mercury