Mercury
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Radius:
2439.7 km
Mass:
3.3x1023 kg
Orbital Period:
87.97 Earth days
Rotation Period:
58.65 Earth day
Distance from Sun:
57.91 million km
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Web Pages with Information about Mercury
Astrogeology Research Program
Browse the Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Mapping the Solar System
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Browse the Geologic Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Geology of the Solar System
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Planetary Maps: Searchable comprehensive listing of published planetary maps, with links to
digital versions when available.
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Geologic Mapping: Download digital geologic maps, learn about our geologic mapping efforts, and access geologic mapping resources from the Planetary Geologic Mapping Program |
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Information about and access to the official International Astromical Union approved names for planetary features |
Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites - IAU Working Group:
IAU
CCRE
Working Group, information, publications, and references, including
tables of the accepted values for the size, shape, and rotations
of the planets and satellites |
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Images from various Solar System exploration programs
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - GIS data, maps, tools, and discussion board on the PIGWAD Planetary Geographic Information Systems web site |
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Other Web Sites
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