This will be the page that will hold information for Mercury that will be researched, compiled, and created by an SD60 Classroom, group, or student.
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Thank you to the Mercury sign sponsor
Walk the Solar System
A School District 60 and City of Fort St John Partnership
A day in Mercury is equal to 58.65 Earth Days
http://planetfacts.org/planet-mercury-facts/
http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury/mercuryday.shtml
Once the earth rotates around the sun, Mercury already has orbited 14 times.
Mercury is the smallest planet.
On Earth, a potato that weighs 1.25, is 0.4 on Mercury.
18 Mercurys can fit in the Earth.
Facts from http://www.nasa.goz and http://www.wikipedia.com
The orbital period for the Earth is 365.25 days where Mercury is 87.97 days. So for one orbital period for the Earth, Mercury will have gone around the Sun just over 4 times.