Planet Mercury
$ fetch --target mercury --output live_dashboard --mode animated
host mercury.hexaind.cloud
operator HEXAIND Technologies & Services LLP
// core_statistics
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Distance from Sun
0 M km
Avg 0.387 AU · closest planet to the Sun
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Orbital Period
0 days
Fastest year in the Solar System
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Orbital Speed
0 km/s
Fastest orbital velocity of any planet
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Max Surface Temp
0 °C
Scorching day side — no atmosphere to regulate
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Min Surface Temp
−0 °C
Frigid night side · ice confirmed at poles
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Rotation Period
0 days
3:2 spin-orbit resonance with the Sun
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Diameter
0 km
Smallest planet · 38% of Earth's width
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Surface Gravity
0 m/s²
38% of Earth — you'd weigh less than half
// composition_profile
// exosphere_elements [ % by abundance ]
// interior_layers [ % of radius ]
// gravity_relative_to_earth [ % ]
// thermal_&_velocity_gauges
Day Temp
430 °C
day-side maximum
Night Temp
−180 °C
night-side minimum
Orbital Speed
47.4 km/s
solar system fastest
Surface Gravity
3.7 m/s²
38% of Earth
// orbital_simulation — inner solar system
// real-time animation · relative orbital speeds
// mission_log & telemetry_stream
// mercury_exploration_timeline
1974 – 1975
Mariner 10 — first flyby
// mapped ~45% of surface · confirmed magnetic field
2004
MESSENGER launched — NASA
// Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry & Ranging
2011 – 2015
MESSENGER orbital ops
// first complete surface map · water-ice confirmed at poles
2018
BepiColombo launched — ESA / JAXA
// dual-orbiter · gravity-assist route via Venus & Mercury flybys
2025
BepiColombo — flyby #6 complete
// on approach · gathering pre-insertion science data
2026 — UPCOMING
BepiColombo orbital insertion
// will study core, magnetic field & exosphere in depth
mercury@hexaind — telemetry