Top 10 Weirdest Facts About the Planet Mercury

1Mercury has extreme temperature swings

Mercury has extreme temperature swings


2A day on Mercury is longer than a year on Mercury

A day on Mercury is longer than a year on Mercury


3It's thought that surviving a hit from an asteroid created Mercury's peculiar orbit

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4Mercury's core makes about three fourths of the planet

Mercury


5Mercury doesn't have a moon

Mercury doesn


6Mercury has ice on it

Mercury has ice on it


7You'd weigh about a third of your weight on Mercury

You


8Mercury has very little atmosphere

Mercury has very little atmosphere


9Mercury isn't the hottest planet

Mercury isn


10Mercury has a tail

Mercury has a tail


11Mercury has the most craters out of any planet in our solar system

Mercury has the most craters out of any planet in our solar system


12Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System


13Mercury was mistakenly believed to be different objects in the night sky

Mercury was mistakenly believed to be different objects in the night sky


14Mercury is the second densest planet in the solar system

Mercury is the second densest planet in the solar system


15Mercury is the closest planet to the sun

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun