UNIVERSE
PLANETARY FORMATION
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Question
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Mercury
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Venus
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Earth
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Mars
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. It’s a little bigger than Earth’s Moon. It is the closest planet to the Sun, but it’s actually not the hottest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system-only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon.
Detailed explanation-3: -The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury is bigger than Pluto, but it’s still considered the smallest planet because of Pluto’s designation as a dwarf planet.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mercury’s diameter is bigger than dwarf planet Pluto, which has a diameter of only about 1, 473 miles, while Mercury’s is 3, 030.
Detailed explanation-6: -Closest to the sun, Mercury is the second smallest planet in our solar system. It has an orbital period of 87.97 Earth days and rotates on its axis once every 59 Earth days. The average surface temperature is 800 degrees Fahrenheit.