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What Planet Is Closest To The Sun?

Retry Correct Incorrect Mercury is the planet in our solar system that is located closest to the Sun. Scientists predict that the sunny side of Mercury sees temperatures ranging from 750 to 800 degrees F and the nighttime temperature plummets to nearly -330 degrees F. The average temperature on Mercury is approximately 354 degrees F.

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Photo Credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images

What Planet Is Closest To The Sun?

• Venus
• Saturn
• Mars
• Mercury