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What Is the Planet Mercury?

Mercury is the planet nearest the sun. It has a diameter of 3,032 miles (4,879 kilometers), about two-fifths of Earth's diameter. Mercury orbits the sun at an average distance of about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers), compared with about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) for Earth.

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 8, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 12, 2025
Author:: NASA
Submitter:: Dr. Troy Tenhet
Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:: Website

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Technical Requirements:: WEB BROWSER
Language:: English
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