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6. Mercury's day lasts about twice as long as Mercury's year,

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 07:16 PM

Jan 2019

and while midday equatorial temperatures are around 800F, midnight equatorial temps are around -300F. The poles, meanwhile, stay around -140F

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NASA does believe there is ice at the poles of Mercury. Jim__ Jan 2019 #3

Mercury's day lasts about twice as long as Mercury's year, struggle4progress Jan 2019 #6

My guess is they make hydrogen peroxide and use that as fuel muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 #4

Steampunk Spaceships. Oh, My! MineralMan Jan 2019 #5