Mercury

 

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Mercury

The planet´s surface is very similar to the moon´s surface. This picture consists of about 200 shots which were taken at a distance of 200.000 km by Mariner 10 in 1974.

 

 

distance to the sun: 57,9 million km
revolution around the sun: 88,0 days
rotation period: 58,65 days
diameter: 4.892 km
mass: * 0,053
density: ** 5,4
velocity: 47,9 km/s
gravity: * 0,38
Albedo: 0,06
moons: -

* earth = 1 / ** water = 1

 

 

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