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Has MESSENGER explored Mercury?

yes, MESSENGER has explored Mercury. On March 18, 2011 a year from today, MESSENGER will transition from orbiting the Sun to being the first spacecraft ever to orbit the planet Mercury.


How long does the planet mercury take to complete one orbit?

Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun.


How long is mercury's year compared to earth's year?

Mercury take around 87.97 days to make one orbit of the sun, about 3 Earth months for one year on Mercury.


What is Mercury's period of revolution around the sun each year?

Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the Sun once.


How long is a year in the planet mercury not in earth years?

A year on Mercury, in terms of the time it takes for the planet to complete one orbit around the Sun, is approximately 88 Earth days. This is due to Mercury's closer proximity to the Sun and its faster elliptical orbit.


How much orbits do Mercury makes around the Sun for 1 year?

Mercury orbits the sun 4.149 times each year


What space probe has taken photos of mercury in what year?

Mariner 10 and MESSENGER have been the only probes to investigate Mercury. mariner 10 was launched 21.45 PST on November 2, 1973. It observed the atmosphere, surface, and physical characteristics of Mercury and Venus. MESSENGER was launched on August 3, 2004. It went into orbit around Mercury, it collected enough data to produce 95% of it's surface.


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.


How does mercury orbit around the sun compare to its rotation on its axis?

Mercury's orbit around the Sun takes around 88 Earth days, while its rotation on its axis takes about 59 Earth days. This means that Mercury has a longer day (rotation) than year (orbit) – it completes just over 1.5 rotations for every orbit around the Sun.


How many earth days does the revolution of mercury take?

Mercury takes 88 Earth days for one revolution (orbit) around the Sun (a Mercury "year").


One year on earth is equal to how many years on mercury?

Mercury's orbit of 88 days is approximately 1/4 of an Earth year.


Eath has a longer year than mercury or Jupiter?

No, Earth actually has a shorter year than Jupiter. Earth takes about 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the sun, while Jupiter takes approximately 11.9 Earth years for a single orbit. Mercury has the shortest year of all the planets in our solar system, completing an orbit around the sun in about 88 Earth days.