Mercury
The
@stro object for the week of 9/27/1999
image
courtesy of SEDS
Mercury.
Mercury
is the closest planet to our Sun. When visible from our perspective
it can be difficult to observe because its always close to the Sun.
This planet's surface temperature varies from 90-700 Kelvin. While
it closely resembles our Moon, it is much more dense. Current physical
information (northern hemisphere):
| Rise: 6h41m
PST |
| Set: 18h4m
PST |
| Magnitude:
-0.4 |
| Phase:
91.2% |
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