Planet
Mercury
First planet from the Sun
Right now · as of
How far is Mercury from Earth?
117 million km
Its light takes 6 min 29 s to reach us.
Getting closer by 2.58 million km a day.
55.9 million km from the Sun.
Open in 3DSpacecraft at Mercury now
Spacecraft that went there
- BepiColomboOctober 1, 2021 · Flies past Mercury, 2,670 km away
- BepiColomboSeptember 17, 2026 · Arrives at Mercury
From the trajectories NASA JPL Horizons publishes, for the flights TAKIP has fetched.
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. It is a rocky planet with a trace atmosphere and a surface gravity slightly lower than that of Mars. The surface of Mercury is similar to Earth's Moon, being cratered, with an expansive rupes system generated from thrust faults, and bright ray systems, formed by ejecta.
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