Mercury

By Drake VanDam

Distance from the Sun

• 57 million kilometers away

• Closest to the sun

• Between Venus and the sun.

Size

• 4,876 kilometers

• 3,030 miles

• 8 largest planet

Moons

• Mercury has no moons.

OrbitOrbit

87,969 days around the sun.87,969 days around the sun.1 rotation takes 58,641 days.1 rotation takes 58,641 days. It spins counter clockwiseIt spins counter clockwise

Rotation

• 1 rotation is 58,641 days.

• Axis tilt is 2.11 degrees

Temperature

• Maximum temp is 870 Fahrenheit.

• Lowest temp is negative 300 Fahrenheit.

• Mercury has no atmosphere

Interesting facts

• The escape velocity is 9,507 mph

• The date of discovery is unknown

• Mercury has no atmosphere

Resources

• www.kidsastronomy.com

• www.planetfacts.gov

• www.solarsystem.gov

• www.Universetoday.com