StarChild: Facts on Mercury

Facts about Mercury


Average Solar Distance   57.8 million km
Revolution Period        87.9 Earth days
Rotation Period          58.6 Earth days
Equatorial diameter      4878 km
Gravitational Pull       0.38 times the Earth
Natural Satellites       0

Average Solar Distance	57.8 million km
Revolution Period	87.9 Earth days
Rotation Period	58.6 Earth days
Equatorial diameter	4878 km
Gravitational Pull	0.38 times the Earth
Natural Satellites	0

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