what planets are larger than mercury
There are eight planets in the Solar System, which are in increasing distance from the Sun: 1  Mercury. 2  Venus. 3  Earth. 4  Mars. 5  Jupiter. 6  Saturn. 7  Uranus. 8  Neptune.
Mercury Facts. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and is also the smallest of the eight planets in our solar system. For every 2 orbits of the Sun, which takes around 88 Earth days, Mercury completes three rotations of its axis. It is gravitationally locked and this rotation is unique to the solar system.