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Mercury One Mercury year = 88 Earth days Named for the Roman god of commerce and travel (he was a messenger) It takes 59 Earth days for Mercury to complete one rotation.
Mercury Mercury is a planet of extreme heat and extreme cold. The side facing the sun has temperatures as high as 872° F. The dark side has temperatures as cold as -298 ° F. Mercury has the largest differences in temperature.
Pictures of Mercury
Pictures of Mercury
Pictures of Mercury
Pictures of Mercury
Public domain images courtesy of NASA.