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  1. 5 days ago · Mercury is a liquid metal of Group 12 of the periodic table, with various applications in medicine, industry, and science. Learn about its history, toxicity, occurrence, extraction, and isotopes from Britannica.

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  2. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System, located 0.39 astronomical units from the Sun. It has a diameter of 4,880 kilometers and a mass of 3.3 x 10^23 kilograms, making it only slightly larger than Earth's moon.

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  3. 5 days ago · A solar day — the amount of time it takes the Sun to rise, set and rise to the same place again — on Mercury lasts about 176 Earth days. And here is another weird fact about Mercury: one year on this planet is twice shorter than a single day and takes 88 Earth days.

  4. 5 days ago · A thick layer of diamonds may be hidden hundreds of kilometres below the surface of Mercury, according to an experiment recreating early conditions on the solar system’s smallest planet. We ...

  5. 5 hours ago · The Mercury did pick up their defense, making the Sparks work extra hard for their shots in the second quarter. All the momentum favored the Sparks, who jumped to a seven-point lead, while Hamby ...

  6. 1 day ago · According to the Marine Stewardship Council, 14.4 million Australians buy canned tuna each year, with Millennials and parents topping the list. And while we are not at the scale of Japan, the ...

  7. 3 days ago · It’s no wonder Mercury is named after the fastest god — its speed is impressive. Learn more about this planet by checking these 12 fun facts about Mercury.

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