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Is Mercury a low density planet?

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Mercury is a high density planet. It has the second highest density of all the planets in the solar system.

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What planet would you expect to have a rocky crust and a dense core?

Venus, Earth and possibly Mars. Mercury's density is too low for Mercury to have a dense core.


Which Planet has the highest uncompressed density?

Mercury


What is Mercury the planet's density?

5.43 g/cm3


Which planet has the lowest density besides saturn?

Mercury has the second lowest density of any planet in the solar system. Saturn has the lowest density of any other planet.


What planet has low density because it contains of iron and helium?

The planet with the lowest overall density is Saturn.


What is the average density of mercury?

1. The chemical element has a density of 15,534 g/cm3 at 20 0C. 2. The planet Mercury has a density of 5,427 g/cm3.


What planet in the solar system is least massive planet?

The planet with the least mass and smallest is Mercury. The planet with the lowest density is Saturn


Which planet has extremely low density atmosphere?

mars


Which planet has an extremely low density atmosphere?

Saturn has a very low density overall, on average it is 0.7 g/cm3, less than the density of water. It is the least dense planet in our solar system.


Which planet in our solar system has the greatest density?

Mercury. Whilst it is not the most dense (Earth being the most dense planet of the Solar System), without gravitation compression on the Earth, Mercury would be the most dense. So if Earth was the same size as Mercury, Mercury would be the densest planet. It is also the smallest planet.


How is the planet Mercury like Earth?

They both have an iron core, and they have the same density.


Which planet has least mass?

Mercury. Although it has a high density, it's the smallest planet and least massive overall.