The Defendant. In a tortious interference case, the defendant is the person who interfered with the contract or business relationship, whether through inducement, blackmail, force or inappropriate or unethical practices.
Mercury circles the Sun in only 88 days, compared to 365 days for Earth, at at an average speed of 105,947 miles (170,505 kilometers) per hour. This is faster than any other planet in the Solar System.
The net result is that the average orbital motion of four degrees per day slows to only 2/3 of that, or less than three degrees per day. The ROTATIONAL speed of Mercury on its axis, however, does NOT change.