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Is mercury the large planet

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 6/30/2022

The diameter of Mercury is 4,879 km (3,031 miles), making it the smallest actual planet in our solar system. This diameter is about 38% that of Earth.

However, its higher density gives it a greater mass than the moons Ganymede and Titan, which have larger diameters.


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