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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mercury is 0.387 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. What does this indicate about Mercury?
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Mercury has an eccentric orbit.
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Mercury is smaller than the Sun.
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Mercury is closer to the Sun than Earth.
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Mercury is the brightest planet seen from Earth.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Long story short: Mercury is closest to Earth on average because it orbits the Sun more closely.
Detailed explanation-2: -Size and Distance From an average distance of 36 million miles (58 million kilometers), Mercury is 0.4 astronomical units away from the Sun. One astronomical unit (abbreviated as AU), is the distance from the Sun to Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet. During a transit, Mercury appears as a tiny black dot moving across the Sun as the planet obscures a small portion of the solar disk.
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