Mercury

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Physical Characteristics

Magnetosphere

  • Only planet in the inner solar system besides earth to have a magnetosphere

Surface Structures

Caloris Basin

  • One of the largest impact craters in the solar system
  • At the exact antipode of the basin is an area called the Chaotic Terrain, formed by seismic waves from the impact

Temperature

  • −183 °C to 427 °C