Sep 03
The Tweens News | English
Mercury is a small planet which orbits closer to the sun than any other planet in our solar system. As well as being very hot, it features a barren, crater covered surface which looks similar to Earth’s moon.
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The surface of Mercury is very similar to our moon. It has a very barren, rocky surface covered with many craters.
- Being so close to the Sun, the daytime temperature on Mercury is scorching – reaching over 400 Degrees Celsius.
- At night however, without an atmosphere to hold the heat in, the temperatures plummet, dropping to -180 Degrees Celsius.
- Mercury has a very low surface gravity.
- Mercury has no atmosphere which means there is no wind or weather to speak of.
- There is also no water on the surface of Mercury, it is possible however that there could be water underneath the surface.
- Likewise, there is no air on the surface but it could be trapped underneath.
Source: http://sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/mercury.html
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