LET'S GIVE A BIG WELCOME TO THE PLANET MERCURY!

HOST: Tell us about yourself!

MERCURY: Well, I am the closest planet to the Sun. I am the second smallest planet in the solar system and I spin very slowly. I am a rocky, nearly airless planet and am covered with craters.

HOST: Do you have any moons?

MERCURY: No, I don't have any moons.

                             
HOST: What makes you special?

MERCURY: I am the fastest of all the planets when it comes to orbiting the Sun. It only takes me 88 Earth days which is the length of my year. Also, I am the most extreme planet when it comes to my temperature. I have temperatures that can go between -300 Fahrenheit at night to 870 Fahrenheit during the day!

HOST: Thank you Mercury! Now on to our next contestant.


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