🌍Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest planet in our Solar System.
🌡️Mercury has extreme temperature variations, ranging from -173°C to over 400°C.
🌌Mercury's surface is covered in extensive mare-like plains and heavy cratering, indicating geological inactivity.
💫Mercury has a magnetic field, although it is only 1.1 percent as strong as Earth's.
📡MESSENGER, a NASA spacecraft, explored Mercury and provided valuable data about its composition and geological history.
What is the temperature like on Mercury?
—Mercury experiences extreme temperature variations, ranging from -173°C to over 400°C.
Does Mercury have an atmosphere?
—Mercury has a very thin exosphere, but it does not have a significant atmosphere.
What is Mercury's magnetic field like?
—Mercury has a magnetic field, although it is only 1.1 percent as strong as Earth's.
Has Mercury been explored by spacecraft?
—Yes, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft explored Mercury and provided valuable data about its composition and geological history.
Is Mercury geologically active?
—Mercury is believed to be geologically inactive, as its surface shows heavy cratering and limited signs of recent geological activity.
00:01Mercury, the first planet in our Solar System, is a little-explored world.
01:18Mercury's extreme temperature variations range from -173°C to over 400°C.
03:11Mercury's surface is covered in extensive mare-like plains and heavy cratering, indicating geological inactivity.
06:09Mercury has a magnetic field, although it is only 1.1 percent as strong as Earth's.
15:21MESSENGER, a NASA spacecraft, explored Mercury and provided valuable data about its composition and geological history.
