It is not small and rocky, it is a gas giant!
Yes, metallic bonds only ever form giant structures. Mercury is an exception to the rule that giant structures have high melting points.
It is giant. If it was small, it would be a dwarf planet instead of a planet.
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It is a giant.
The heaviest planet in our solar system is Jupiter, while the lightest planet is Mercury. Jupiter is a gas giant with a mass greater than all the other planets combined, whereas Mercury is a small, rocky planet with a much lower mass.
Mercury is 'small'
It is a rocky planet or terrestrial planet. Any planet before Mars is terrestrial and any planet after Mars is a gas giant.
Mercury is the smallest planet unless you count Pluto
Mercury doesn't have a gas giant, a gas giant is a type of planet( the 4 planets farthest from the sun)
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