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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Mercury</title>
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<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="solar.ico">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="index_style.css">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto">
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>Mercury, the Swiftest Planet</h1>
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<img src="mercbanner.png">
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<br></br>
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<br></br>
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<p>Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Its surface is covered in tens of thousands of impact craters.</p>
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<p>From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would appear more than three times as large as it does when viewed from Earth, and the sunlight would be as much as 11 times brighter.</p>
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<p>Despite its proximity to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet in our solar system— that title belongs to nearby Venus, thanks to its dense atmosphere. But Mercury is the fastest planet, zipping around the Sun every 88 Earth days. Mercury is appropriately named for the swiftest of the ancient Roman gods.</p>
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<br></br>
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<br></br>
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<br></br>
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<br></br>
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<h4>Quick facts about Mercury</h4>
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<dl>
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<dt><b>Smallest</b></dt>
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<dd>It is a little bigger than Earth's Moon</dd>
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<dt><b>Inside Track</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury orbits closest to the Sun</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Fast Times</b></dt>
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<dd>A year on Mercury is 88 Earth days</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Rough Surface</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury is cratered like the Moon</dd>
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<dt><b>Bring a Spacesuit</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury has a thin exosphere</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Moonless</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury has no moons</dd>
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<dt><b>Ringless</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury has no rings</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Tough Spot</b></dt>
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<dd>Mercury can't support life as we know it</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Wear Eye Protection</b></dt>
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<dd>Sunlight is 11 times brighter on Mercury</dd>
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<br></br>
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<dt><b>Greatest Hit</b></dt>
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<dd>The Caloris Basin is a Texas-sized impact site</dd>
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</dl>
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</div>
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</body>
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</html>
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