Buriton Planetarium : Mercury Traditional Cache

A short series of caches set to accompany  Remembering Search the Stars  which will take you on a circular walk of about 4km above Buriton, partly along the South Downs Way, and the Milkyway.

Name               : Mercury
Type               : Rocky
Orbital distance   : ~46-70 million km
Day length         : ~59 Earth days
Year length        : ~88 Earth days
Radius             : ~2,3440 km
Mass               : ~3.3x10^23 kg
Points of interest : Although it's closest to the sun it's only the second hottest.