The Moon and Mercury. Artwork comparing Earth's Moon (foreground) with the planet Mercury (background, same scale). Both are barren cratered worlds. M

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The Moon and Mercury. Artwork comparing Earth's Moon (foreground) with the planet Mercury (background, same scale). Both are barren cratered worlds. Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is 4880 kilometres across. The Moon is 3474 kilometres across.

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Size: 4649px × 3758px
Photo credit: © LIONEL BRET/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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