The planet closest to the Sun is Mercury. ☿️
🌞 Why is Mercury the closest?
- Mercury is the innermost planet in our solar system.
- It orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 57.9 million kilometers (36 million miles).
- That’s roughly 0.39 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun (1 AU = distance from Earth to Sun).
🪐 Quick Facts about Mercury:
- Feature Detail
- Position from Sun 1st planet
- Orbital period ~88 Earth days
- Size Smallest planet in the solar system
- Moons None
- Atmosphere Very thin (called an exosphere)
- Surface Rocky, full of craters
- Temperatures Extreme (−173°C to 427°C)
🔭 Fun Facts:
- Despite being closest to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet — Venus is, due to its thick, heat-trapping atmosphere.
- Mercury has no atmosphere to regulate temperature, so it experiences drastic day-night temperature swings.
- It has no moons or rings.
- A day on Mercury (one full rotation) lasts about 59 Earth days, while a year (one orbit) is just 88 Earth days long.
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