In the Diagram Below, What Is the Diameter of Mercury

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the diagram below, what is the diameter of Mercury?

• A) about 240 km
• B) about 2400 km
• C) about 24,000 km
• D) about 240,000 km
• E) about 2.4*10⁶ km

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