Mercury

Orbital Period

88 days

Distance From Sun

36 million miles

Order From Sun

1st

Mercury

About

The smallest planet in the Solar System, it has a rocky, cratered surface that compares somewhat to the Earth's moon. The planet plays a role in the video games Destiny and Mass Effect as well as in the 2007 film Sunshine. 

Trivia

The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER orbited Mercury several thousand times from 2011 to 2015 before crashing onto the planet's surface. 

#5 planet

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