Terrestrial Planet

Mercury

Mercury is currently about 203,563,250 kilometres from Earth, or 1.361 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 11.3 minutes out. It is 0.352 astronomical units from the Sun.

Mercury Globe: 0°N, 0°E
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington, Public domain (NASA). Source.

The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun. A cratered, airless world of extreme temperature swings, racing around its orbit in just 88 days.

BepiColombo is closing in, with orbit insertion scheduled for late 2026.

Right now

Distance from Earth
203,563,250 km (1.361 AU)
Distance from the Sun
52,690,721 km (0.352 AU)
One-way signal time
11.3 minutes

The body

Mean radius
2,440 km
Day
58.6 Earth days
Year
88 days
Moons
None
Mercury on the live map, in its real position. Drag to look around, or open the full map.

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