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  1. Mercury is one of four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, which means it is a rocky body like Earth. It is the smallest planet in the Solar System, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 kilometres (1,516.0 mi). Mercury is also smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, Ganymede and Titan.

  2. Mercury Holidays offers cheap holidays, tours, hotels and flights to hundreds of destinations worldwide. Find your ideal trip type, flight times, and special offers for your next holiday.

  3. Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum (⫽ h aɪ ˈ d r ɑːr dʒ ər ə m ⫽ hy-DRAR-jər-əm) from the Greek words hydor (water) and argyros (silver).

  4. Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Its surface is covered in tens of thousands of impact craters.

  5. Jul 1, 2024 · Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system and the eighth in size and mass. Its closeness to the Sun and its smallness make it the most elusive of the planets visible to the unaided eye.

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  6. The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would appear more than three times as large as it does when viewed from Earth, and the sunlight would be as much as seven times brighter.

  7. Jun 13, 2024 · Learn about Mercury, the smallest and fastest planet in our solar system. Find out how it looks, how it spins, and what it is made of.

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