Mercury Image: NASA Shares Mesmerising Visual of the Smallest Planet in the Solar System (See Pic)

NASA recently shared an image of Mercury which is the smallest planet in the solar system and is the closest to the Sun at an average of 36 million miles (58 million km) away. While Mercury may be the smallest planet, it is also the speediest, travelling in its orbit at almost 29 miles (47 km) per second, making a year on Mercury just 88 Earth days. Mercury is slightly larger than Earth’s Moon. This view of Mercury was captured by MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to ever orbit the planet, which collected colour-enhanced maps to distinguish chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences in rocks on the planet's surface. 'Merging Galaxies': NASA's Hubble Telescope Shares Captivating Image of Two Merging Galaxies Located 350 Million Light Years From Earth (See Pic).

Here's the Image Shared by NASA:

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