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How does the suns gravitational pull affect your solar system?
The Sun's gravitational pull is what keeps everything orbiting the Sun. Otherwise the Solar System would not stay together. There are other smaller effects. For example the rotation of Mercury on its axis is affected by the Sun's gravity. The Sun's gravity helps to cause the tides on Earth, but the Moon is more important.
What is the smallest planet orbiting the sun?
Mercury has the smallest orbit. It orbits the closest of all the planets to the sun.
What order is Mercury from the Sun?
Mercury is first from the sun
Does it take mercury 10 hours to orbit around the sun?
It takes Mercury considerably more time than that to complete an orbit (if Mercury were moving that fast, it would be orbiting around the sun significantly more rapidly than the sun itself spins).Mercury's "year" is approximately 88 Earth days long.
Is mercury further from the sun or closest to the sun?
Mercury is the closest to the sun.
Why does Mars have more moons than on Mercury?
The main reason that Mercury has no moons is due to the giant living next door - the sun. The sun is so much larger than Mercury that its gravity completely overwhelms any pull that the little planet itself has, and any material that might have become a moon gets gobbled up by the sun instead. Mars, on the other hand, is farther away from the sun, and does not have that powerful gravitational pull affecting it as strongly. When the material that formed Phobos and Deimos came along, it was pulled in by Mars' gravity and took up orbit there.
Why does mercury have more than one moon moon?
The main reason that Mercury has no moons is due to the giant living next door - the sun. The sun is so much larger than Mercury that its gravity completely overwhelms any pull that the little planet itself has, and any material that might have become a moon gets gobbled up by the sun instead. Mars, on the other hand, is farther away from the sun, and does not have that powerful gravitational pull affecting it as strongly. When the material that formed Phobos and Deimos came along, it was pulled in by Mars' gravity and took up orbit there.
What happeneds if Mercury passes the sun?
Mercury travels in a 'circular' orbit around the Sun, just as the Earth does. How can it pass the Sun? If you mean leave it's orbit, the Sun's gravity will pull Mercury in and 'melt it.
Which planet has the GREATEST attraction to the sun?
The planet that has the greatest attraction to the sun is Mercury because of its close proximity. It experiences the strongest gravitational pull from the Sun.
How does the suns gravitational pull affect your solar system?
The Sun's gravitational pull is what keeps everything orbiting the Sun. Otherwise the Solar System would not stay together. There are other smaller effects. For example the rotation of Mercury on its axis is affected by the Sun's gravity. The Sun's gravity helps to cause the tides on Earth, but the Moon is more important.
What is the smallest planet orbiting the sun?
Mercury has the smallest orbit. It orbits the closest of all the planets to the sun.
How much farther from the sun is Jupiter than mercury?
The average distance from the Sun to Jupiter is 721 million kilometres more than the distance from the Sun to Mercury.
How many meters away from the sun is mercury?
Mercury is 57.9x106m from the sun.
What order is Mercury from the Sun?
Mercury is first from the sun
Why is it that planet Mercury cannot appear all night long in the sky as the full moon can?
Mercury is an inferior planet - it is closer to the Sun than Earth. Specifically, Mercury can't get more than about 28° from the Sun; Venus, which is farther from the Sun, can't get more than about 48° from the Sun.
Is Venus's the closest planet to sun?
No, Mercury is the closest to the sun, yet venus is hotter than mercury because there is more Co2 in the atmosphere.
Is Venus' the closest planet sun?
No, Mercury is the closest to the sun, yet venus is hotter than mercury because there is more Co2 in the atmosphere.
