Amazing Facts about Planet Mercury in English
Interesting facts about planet Mercury
Due to Mercury being much closer to the Sun, till date scientists have been able to get less information about it compared to other planets. Come, let us know what has been achieved.
Mercury distance from the sun
1. Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Its distance from the Sun is only 58 Million KM.
size of planet mercury
2. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system with a diameter of 4879 KM. It is only slightly larger than the Moon in size.
History, naming and discovery
3. Mercury is named after the Roman god, but who discovered it and when? No one has any information about this. If we look at history, the first mention of Mercury was made by the Sumerians around 3,000 BC.
4. Galileo Galilei was the first person on earth who saw the planet Mercury through a telescope.
rotation and speed
5. In the time it takes for Mercury to revolve around the Sun twice, it revolves around its axis three times. Meaning, Mercury has three days in two years. But before 1962, it was believed that the time of one day and one year of Mercury is equal.
6. Mercury revolves around the Sun at a faster speed than all the other planets. It travels 47.362 km in one second. Travels to. Whereas the speed of the Earth is 29.78 km. is per second.
7. Mercury revolves around the Sun on an oval path. Its maximum distance from the Sun is 7 crore km. And the nearest distance is 4 crore 70 lakh km. Is. The farthest point is called ‘Aphelion’ and the nearest point is called ‘Perihelion’.
calculation of days on planet mercury
8. On Mercury, one year (the time taken to revolve around the Sun) is 88 days. And one day (time of rotation on the axis) of planet Mercury is equal to 59 days of Earth. And one solar day (the time from sunrise to sunrise again) is equal to 176 Earth days.
strength of planet mercury
9. Mercury is the second most dense planet in our solar system. Earth is at number one. The density of Mercury is 5.43 gm/cm3 while the density of Earth is 5.51 gm/cm3.
temperature of mercury
10. Despite being closest to the Sun, Mercury is the second hottest planet. Venus is at number one. The surface of Mercury which faces the Sun has a temperature of 427°C and the temperature of the back side is around -173°C. The reason for such a huge difference in temperature is the absence of atmosphere on Mercury.
Amazing Facts about Planet Mercury in English
11. The surface of Mercury is 3 times thicker than the Earth’s surface. Its surface is bumpy and there are large potholes on it. Which is hundreds of kilometers. Long and three km. Deep till.
12. Mercury has no moon or rings because the gravitational force and atmosphere are very weak here.
13. If your weight is 100 kg on Earth, it will reduce to 38 kg on Mercury.
14. When Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun, if someone stands on Mercury and looks towards the Sun, the Sun will appear 3 times larger than its actual size.
15. Mercury is one of the five planets which are visible with the naked eye from Earth. Other four:- Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. If Mercury is to be seen with naked eyes, it can be seen just before sunrise and just after sunset.