Interesting Facts About Mercury 2
![Interesting Facts About Mercury 2](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585.png)
07 Jun, 2024
Level: Intermediate
Total vocabularies: 139
Minutes to read: 2
Topic: Space
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![A calendar showing 88 days marked off to represent a year on Mercury](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_3.png)
![An illustration comparing the size of Mercury, the Moon, and Earth](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_6.png)
![A close-up image of Mercury’s cratered surface](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_9.png)
![A scale comparison of Caloris Basin with recognizable landmarks like the Grand Canyon](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_12.png)
It is about 960 miles (1550 kilometers) wide!
![A thermometer showing high and low extremes](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_15.png)
During the day, it can get as hot as 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius).
At night, it can drop to -290 degrees Fahrenheit (-180 degrees Celsius).
![A person in a space suit struggling with the harsh conditions on Mercury](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_18.png)
![An image of someone looking at the stars with a telescope, imagining Mercury’s journey around the Sun](https://storage.ettip.com/Upload/Images/Story/Official/585_21.png)