Named after the Roman God Mercury, son of Maia and Jupiter, the messenger of the gods and the god of travelers, is a planet 35,980,000 miles (57,900,000 km) away from the sun. It is the smallest and the hottest planet in our Solar System with the equatorial diameter of 3,030 miles (4,878 km) and surface temperatures of -300°F (-183°C) to 800°F (427°C).
