Mercury; first planet from the Sun
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Mercury; the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system
Historically classified as the first of the nine major planets (now eight since Pluto's 2006 reclassification as a dwarf planet). Mercury has the shortest orbital period (approx. 88 days) and the fastest rotation-spin ratio in the solar system.
Shuǐ水
xīng星
shì是
tài太
yáng阳
xì系
zhōng中
zuì最
kào靠
jìn近
tài太
yáng阳
de的
xíng行
xīng星
。
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun in the solar system.
Shuǐ水
xīng星
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
wēn温
dù度
biàn变
huà化
jí极
dà大
，
bái白
tiān天
kě可
dá达
sì四
bǎi百
duō多
dù度
，
yè夜
wǎn晚
zé则
jiàng降
zhì至
líng零
xià下
yī一
bǎi百
duō多
dù度
。
Mercury's surface temperature varies extremely, reaching over 400 degrees during the day and dropping to over 100 degrees below zero at night.
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Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
shuǐ水
xīng星
wéi为
chén辰
xīng星
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
zǒng总
shì是
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
tài太
yáng阳
fù附
jìn近
，
fǎng仿
fó佛
chén辰
shí时
zhī之
xīng星
。
Ancient people called Mercury the 'Morning Star' because it always appears near the Sun, like a star of the morning hours.