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∙ 8y agoMercury is the smallest and is also the closest to the Sun. On its closest approaches to the Sun (every 88 days) the Sun's heat and light are 10 times more powerful on Mercury than on Earth.
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What is the third planet orbiting around the sun?
Earth - The planet we live on.
Why does a planet a planet keep orbiting the sun?
Inertia is trying to pull the planet away from the sun and gravity is pulling the planet toward the sun so the both inertia and gravity steer the planet around the sun
What is the smallest planet to the sun?
Mercury
At time the planet is farthest from the sun?
Yes, and at other times it is closer.When it is closest, the planet orbiting the Sun (or any other object, orbiting anything else) is said to be in periapsis; when it is furthest away, it is in apapsis or apoapsis.
What is a small spherical object that orbiting the sun?
It sounds like a planet to me.
Is the sun the biggest planet or is it the smallest planet?
The sun is not a planet. It is a star and it has planets including ours orbiting around it. There are an unimaginable number of stars like our sun out there that vary in size, age, and luminosity.
What is the smallest known planet in our solar system?
Mercury. There are many smaller bodies orbiting the Sun but they are not classed as planets.
What is earth orbiting the sun?
Earth orbiting the sun is a planet that is attracted to a star.
What planet is large body and orbits the sun?
The largest planet orbiting the sun is Jupiter.
What is the smallest planet in our solar system and what is the farthest planet from the sun?
The smallest planet is mercury, and the planet farthest from the sun is Neptune.
What is the largest planet orbiting the sun?
Jupiter
Does earth orbit any planet?
No, Earth is a planet orbiting the Sun.
What is the third planet orbiting around the sun?
Earth - The planet we live on.
What is an exo-planet?
A planet orbiting a star other than the Sun.An exoplanet is a planet orbiting any other star out there, except the Sun.
A rock or minor planet orbiting the sun?
A rock, or minor planet orbiting the sun is an asteroid ( a rock that can be small or big, depends)! hope this helps you :D
Why is ganymede not a planet?
Because Ganymede is orbiting Jupiter whereas planets are orbiting the sun
What is the name of the star that new planet are orbiting?
the sun
