We all know of the planet Mercury being most well known for its position closest to the sun. Mercury speeds around the sun at only 88 times a year making it the fastest planet in our solar system by 31 miles per second. As a matter of fact, it gets as close as 29 million miles away from the sun and can reach temps of upward 800 fahrenheit. The night time temps are extreme as well due to the lack of atmosphere the planet has. Those can reach a nasty -280 Fahrenheit!
This is the clearest picture ever taken of mercury
-Cedric-
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