After Earth, Mercury is he densest body in the solar system. This high density is due to the fact that the majority of Mercury's interior is probably composed of a large, iron core.
That might be an indication that Mercury has a similar composition to Earth. For more details, check the Wikipedia articles on Earth, and Mercury, to see what is believed to be inside each planet.
No known planet is smaller than Mercury since Pluto was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet.
The average age of Mercury's surface is estimated to be around 4 billion years old. This is based on crater density and geological analysis of the planet's surface.
Yes, Mercury is a low-density planet with a density of about 5.4 grams per cubic centimeter. This relatively low density is due to its small size and composition, which is primarily made up of rocks and metals.
Both Venus and Mars are smaller than Earth but larger than Mercury.
Why shouldn't it? There isn't a direct relationship between density and size in general.
That might be an indication that Mercury has a similar composition to Earth. For more details, check the Wikipedia articles on Earth, and Mercury, to see what is believed to be inside each planet.
1. The chemical element has a density of 15,534 g/cm3 at 20 0C. 2. The planet Mercury has a density of 5,427 g/cm3.
No known planet is smaller than Mercury since Pluto was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet.
Mercury is smaller than Titan, but Titan is a moon, not a planet.
Mercury
No known planet is smaller than Mercury since Pluto was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet.
The smallest planet is mercury
The density of Mercury is 5.4 grams per cc, only a little lower than that of the densest planet - Earth. One of the reasons that the Earth is denser is that its own gravity compresses its material more than it does in the smaller planet, Mercury. If adjustment were made for this gravitational compression, then Mercury would have a density of approx 5.3 g per cc compared to the Earth's 4.4 making Mercury the densest planet.
mercury
The planet with the least mass and smallest is Mercury. The planet with the lowest density is Saturn
The average age of Mercury's surface is estimated to be around 4 billion years old. This is based on crater density and geological analysis of the planet's surface.