Who discovered your planet? When? Where? How?
It could have been any ancient people back to the 2nd millenia. You can see it with you naked eye. Some sources say the Babylonians may have indicated its existence in ancient literature. Really, anyone with eyes could have discovered Mercury.
It could have been any ancient people back to the 2nd millenia. You can see it with you naked eye. Some sources say the Babylonians may have indicated its existence in ancient literature. Really, anyone with eyes could have discovered Mercury.
Location:
Mercury is the first planet from the sun. It is 0.387 Astronomical Units from the sun, and ranges from 46 million kilometers to 69.8 million kilometers from the sun. Mercury is on average 1.04 astronomical units from Earth, but right now it is 1.32 AU away. In kilometers that is 155.4 million and 197 million kilometers away.
Mercury is the first planet from the sun. It is 0.387 Astronomical Units from the sun, and ranges from 46 million kilometers to 69.8 million kilometers from the sun. Mercury is on average 1.04 astronomical units from Earth, but right now it is 1.32 AU away. In kilometers that is 155.4 million and 197 million kilometers away.