• That's an image of Venus. In addition Mercury's synodic day (the time between successive noons or midnights) is 4223hrs. This is much longer than the sidereal day (the time it takes to rotate once on its axis) of 1408hrs because of the 3:2 resonance between its year and its day.

    I'll get my coat...

    I was 176 earth days late for a party on Mercury.
    Apparently I hadn't missed much because there was hardly any atmosphere.

    I shall also collect my overgarment...

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