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Is mercury large or small?
Compared to other planets, yes it is small. But compared to a house, no, it is very large...
How does mercurys rate compare to the other planets?
Mercury is the smallest planet compared to the other ones
Is the moon the same size as moons of the other terrestrial planets?
No, the moon is relatively larger compared to the moons of other terrestrial planets. It is the fifth largest moon in the solar system, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth. Other terrestrial planets, such as Mars and Mercury, have smaller moons in comparison.
Is Earth large?
no, not compared to other planets around us. Think about it.
What size is mercury compared with other planets?
Mercury is, by far the smallest.Its average diameter is 4879 km compared to 6792 km for the next smallest, Mars, and compared to 142,984 km for Jupiter.
What size is mercury compared with the other planets?
Mercury is, by far the smallest.Its average diameter is 4879 km compared to 6792 km for the next smallest, Mars, and compared to 142,984 km for Jupiter.
Which way dose Mercury orbits the sun?
Anti-clockwise when viewed from the Sun's north pole, the same way as all the other planets. Mercury's orbit is quite eccentric and elongated when compared to the other planets, however.
Which planet has the least amount of mass?
Mercury has the smallest mass of the planets.3.3022 × 1023 kg which is about 0.055 that of Earth
Why is Mercury denser than other planets?
A very good question, and one that is difficult to prove - However. If we forget about gravitational compression, Mercury is the densest planet in the Solar System. Earth being the most dense at 5.515 g/cm3 whereas Mercury has a density of 5.427 g/cm3 -- So not a lot in it. Current theories suggest that early in the formation of the Solar System, there were a lot more planets orbiting the Sun. Many crashed into other planets - Theia and the creation of the moonis one example, and I'm sure there were others. Mercury had a sister planet of about the same size and mass, but also in the same orbit. Disaster was bound to happen - eventually. When the two planets collided, almost head on, the core of the second planet merged with Mercury and blasted the lighter material into outer space, this was eventually consumed by the Sun or accreted onto other planets. Mercury, now had an incredibly dense core and a "sifting" of lighter materials on it's surface. So Mercury has an incredibly large iron core compared to other planets, and this is why it has such a large density compared to other planets.
Are any moons as large as terrestrial planets?
No, moons are not as large as terrestrial planets. Terrestrial planets like Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury are significantly larger in size and mass compared to moons in our solar system. The largest moons, such as Ganymede and Titan, are much smaller in size compared to terrestrial planets.
Is Saturn large in scale compared to other planets?
by radius yes, 2nd largest
Describe Pluto's size as compared to the other planets.?
Pluto is about half the size of Mercury, which is the smallest "true" planet.
