MERCURY
Planets
The first planet from the sun
36 million miles from the sun
Has no moons
Mercury is a small, rocky planet. It is very hot. It has a dusty surface filled with craters (round holes). Mercury looks a lot like Earth's moon. A year is 88 days long on Mercury. One day on Mercury is as long as 59 days on Earth.
YES OR NO?
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1. Mercury goes around the sun in 88 days.
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2. Mercury has three moons.
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3. Mercury is rocky and hot.
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4. Mercury looks like Earth.
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5. Craters are round holes.
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Venus
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