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What is different about the astronomical body of planet Mercury?
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What planet is the fastest roatating body in the soloar system?
mercury
What planet second densest major body closest to the sun?
Mercury
Is Mercury a solid or a frozen gas?
Mercury, the planet is a solid rocky body. Mercury, the element is a metal, liquid at room temperature.
What are all the gases which surround a star or a planet?
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body is called the atmosphere.
What planet have human landed on?
Human beings have only ever landed on one planet - the Earth. Humans have walked on the surface of the moon, but the moon is not considered a planet. We have also sent un-manned probes onto the surfaces of mercury, venus and mars, and we have sent orbital space craft to the other planets of our solar system.
Why is planet mercury a planet?
According to the International Astronomical Union, a planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant thatis massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity,is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, andhas cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.Mercury meets all three requirements and so, by definition, it is a planet.
What astronomical body is no longer considered a planet but a planetoids?
Pluto.
What planet is the fastest roatating body in the soloar system?
mercury
What is the mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon called?
The gases surrounding an astronomical body are called its atmosphere.
How did mercury get it name?
Mercury got its name from the Roman messenger, Mercury. Mercury was a fast messenger, so Mercury orbits the sun fast.The planet Mercury was named after the Roman god of messengers Mercury.The planet mercury has the most rapid apparent movement in the sky of any astronomical body that looks to the naked eye like a star. Therefore the ancients considered it to be the rapidly moving messenger of the Gods, who was called Mercury by the Romans.
What planet second densest major body closest to the sun?
Mercury
Is Mercury a solid or a frozen gas?
Mercury, the planet is a solid rocky body. Mercury, the element is a metal, liquid at room temperature.
Does Ceres orbit another astronomical body besides the Sun?
No, Ceres orbits the Sun. It is considered a dwarf planet.
What are all the gases which surround a star or a planet?
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body is called the atmosphere.
All the gases which surround a star or a planet are called what?
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body is called the atmosphere.
What planet has greatest orbital velocity?
The way gravity works, the closer an orbiting body is to the central body,the faster it moves in its orbit. So the planet with the greatest orbital speedwould be Mercury.
What astronomical body in the solar system is the largest that could possibly fit inside the diametre of Jupiter's red spot?
The planet Earth
