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Is mercury 12 meters from the sun?
No, mercury if much much farther from the Sun than that
How much closer to the sun is mercury vs earth?
mercury is near the sun
Does Mercury shine with its own light or reflected light from stars?
Mercury shines by reflecting light from just one single star: our Sun.
Which planet is 2.7 light-minutes from the sun?
Mercury
How long does the light from the sun take to get to mercury?
The mean distance from Mercury to the Sun is 58 million km, or approximately 3.2 light-minutes. It takes the Sun's light from 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 minutes to reach Mercury. The orbit of Mercury varies from 28,583,820 miles (46,001,200 km, 0.307499 AU) to 42,760,839 miles (68,816,900km, 0.466697 AU)
Is the planet Mercury bigger or smaller than the sun?
Mercury is much, much smaller than the Sun. The Sun is larger than all the planets combined.
What is the smallest planet orbiting the sun?
Mercury has the smallest orbit. It orbits the closest of all the planets to the sun.
How is it that Mercury has no light but is closest to the sun?
Mercury has no light of it's own, but it does reflect sunlight. That is how we can see it in the morning and evenings low on the horizon.
When does Mercury receive light from the sun?
All the time. There is some part of the planet which is always facing the sun and getting light from it.
How much AU is mercury?
0.387 is the average distance from the Sun to Mercury in AU. Note: AU=astronomical unit
How long does light from the sun take to reach mercury?
Mercury's average distance from the sun is 36 million miles (58 million km).The time for light to cover that distance is about 193 seconds.
How long does it take light to travel the distance of 36 million miles from the sun to Mercury?
It takes approx 194 seconds, or 3.23 minutes.
