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What are the characteristics of mercury and Venus due to their close proximity to the sun?
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What are characteristics of Mercury and Venus due to their close proximity to the sun?
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Characteristic of Mercury and Venus due to their close proximity to the sun?
Heat is the common denominator of Mercury and Venus. While Venus remains around 800 degrees, Mercury changes from extremely hot to extremely freezing, depending on which side is facing the Sun. Unlike Venus, Mercury does not have enough of an atmosphere to keep the heat in at night.
What planets are close to Mercury?
The closest planet to Mercury is Venus.
Are there any relationships between Venus and earth?
They are about the same size and are close in proximity.
How close can you get from the sun?
Halfway between Venus and Mercury
What planet is dangerously close to the sun?
Anything that causes harm is called dangerous, so as existing unprotected on either Mercury or Venus would be fatal to humans due to their proximity to the sun, both can be said to be dangerously close to the sun for humans.
What are the celeste objects close to the planet Mercury?
The sun and Venus.
Why does planet mercury have no atmosphere?
Mercury's weak gravity and close proximity to the hot sun make it easy for gasses to escape.
Which two planets are the closest together?
Mercury and Venus The distance between planets is changing constantly (because they're moving) , but Mercury and Venus come closest together. As a general rule the further from the Sun you go the further apart planets are spread.
What planet in the solar system has the hottest average surface temperature?
Venus, due to its close proximity to the sun and because of its thick carbon Dioxide atmosphere, which holds the heat more effectively (Mercury has no atmosphere). Surface temperatures on Venus average 735 Kelvin or 460 °C.
Why does neither Venus nor Mercury appear high in the night sky?
Both Mercury and Venus orbit close to the Sun (relative to us and the other planets) therefore they would only be visible close to the Sun. This means that Venus and Mercury will only be seen after sunset (and then set) or after sunrise (and then be out-shined by the Sun)
Does Mercury's close proximity to the Sun create bright comets?
No. Mercury has nothing to do with comets. Comets are objects that orbit the sun independent of the planets.
