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In this video I will give a quick (by “quick”, he means a quick 12-minute video) overview of the basic properties of the planet Mercury and compare it to Earth: average distance to the Sun, perihelion, aphelion, eccentricity, inclination of orbit, orbital period, orbital speed, solar day, rotation period, spin-orbit resonance, inclination of equator, topographic range, number of moon(s), diameter, circumference, mass, density, escape speed, surface gravity, albedo, surface temperature (day, night, and average), ATM, ATM mass, ATM content, and magnetic field.