Statistics
- The diameter of Mercury is 4,879 km or 38 % of Earth's diameter.
- Surface are of Mercury = 75 million Kilometers which is about 10% the surface area of Earth
- Mass of Mercury is about 5.5 % the Mass of Earth
- The Gravity on mercury is only about 38% than on earth so you would feel much lighter
- One full orbit or year on Mercury is about 88 Earth days
- One day on Mercury is 58 Earth days
- Surface temperature 427 degrees Celsius to -173 degrees Celsius
- maximum distance 43.4 million miles from the sun
- minimum distance 28.6 million miles from the sun
- Mercury has no tilt