Mercury

Order: 1st Planet
Nickname: The Swift Planet
Distance from the Sun: 26 million miles
Type: Terrestrial, looks like Earth’s moon
Atmosphere: Thin
Rings: None
Moons: None
Orbit Features:
- 1 day-night cycle = 176 Earth days
- 1 year = 88 Earth days
- 1 day = 59 Earth days
Fun Facts:
- Mercury has extreme temperatures that range from 800°F in the daytime to -290°F in the night.
- Mercury is also the smallest planet in our solar system.