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What is the atmosphere and the temperature of mercury?
Mercury has no real atmosphere and the temperature on the surface is from 80,000 to 700,000 degrees.
Planet with hot surface and no atmosphere?
Mercury
What caused mercury's surface to look like it does?
Because mercury has no atmosphere
How would earth's surface look if it didn't have an atmosphere?
there would be nothing, less than mercury, because mercury's atmosphere is a foot off of its surface.
What makes Mercury's surface dry and almost airless?
Mercury has no Atmosphere, unlike Earth, which has an Atmosphere made out of Air. Mercury is dry because their is no water on Mercury.
Why do craters not erode on Mercury?
Mercury has no atmosphere and no surface fluids, so there is nothing to erode the craters.
Does mercury have a thin atmosphere?
No, the atmosphere is very thin. "Mercury has a very thin atmosphere consisting of surface atoms blasted off its surface by the Solar wind. Because Mercury is so hot, however, these atoms quickly escape into space. Thus, in contrast to the Earth and Venus whose atmospheres are stable, Mercury's atmosphere is constantly being replenished."
What planet is the moon most like?
Mercury is the planet that most resembles the Moon in visible surface features and atmosphere. It is a grey planet that has many craters and a thin atmosphere.
Why was Mercury unable to retain an atmosphere during formations?
Mercury has a high surface temperature and a low mass
Why was mercury able to retain its atmosphere during its formation?
Mercury has a high surface temperature and a low mass
Is mercury made of gas?
No. Mercury has a surface made of rock and a large metallic core. It has virtually no atmosphere.
True or false craters on mercury surface are eroded only very slow this planet has a sulfuric acid atmosphere?
False. Craters are not eroded on Mercury, which has no atmosphere.
