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The orbit of Mercury has the highest of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest . It completes three rotations about the axis for every two orbits. The of Mercury's orbit precesses around the Sun at an excess of 43 per century; a phenomenon that was explained in the 20th century by 's . Mercury is bright when viewed from , ranging from −2.0 to 5.5 in , but is not easily seen as its greatest is only 28.3°. Since Mercury is normally lost in the glare of the Sun, Mercury can only be viewed in morning or evening .

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-The orbit of Mercury has the highest  of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest . It completes three rotations about the axis for every two orbits. The  of Mercury's orbit precesses around the Sun at an excess of 43  per century; a phenomenon that was explained in the 20th century by 's . Mercury is bright when viewed from , ranging from −2.0 to 5.5 in , but is not easily seen as its greatest  is only 28.3°. Since Mercury is normally lost in the glare of the Sun, unless there is a , Mercury can only be viewed in morning or evening .
+The orbit of Mercury has the highest of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest . It completes three rotations about the axis for every two orbits. The of Mercury's orbit precesses around the Sun at an excess of 43 per century; a phenomenon that was explained in the 20th century by 's . Mercury is bright when viewed from , ranging from −2.0 to 5.5 in , but is not easily seen as its greatest is only 28.3°. Since Mercury is normally lost in the glare of the Sun,  Mercury can only be viewed in morning or evening .