Amazing Space- Fast Facts: Mercury

Age	About the same age as the Sun: 4.5 billion years
Location	Solar system
Avg. distance from the Sun	58,340,000 km (36,250,000 miles)
Diameter	4880 km (3032 miles)
Mass	3.30 x 10²³ kg
Orbital period around the Sun	0.24 Earth years (88 Earth days)
Number of moons	0
Distinguishing features	Temperature variations on Mercury are the most extreme in the solar system ranging from –170º C (–270º F) to 430º C (800º F). Its solid surface is covered with craters and it has almost no atmosphere. There is evidence of ice in the protected shadows of craters near the north pole.