Mercury

Mercury

Mercury
Enhanced-color image of Mercury from first MESSENGER flyby.

Partly because it has almost no atmosphere to retain heat, Mercury’s surface temperature varies diurnally more than any other planet in the Solar System. Mercury’s surface is heavily cratered indicating that it has been geologically inactive for billions of years.

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