Mercury (planet) Mercury (planet) Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period around the Sun of 87.97 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Like Venus, Mercury orbits the Sun within Earth's orbit as an "inferior planet", and never exceeds 28° away from the Sun. When viewed from Earth, this proximity to the Sun means the planet can only be seen near the western or eastern horizon during the early evening or early morning. At this time it
Death to the Planet Death to the Planet Death to the Planet is an EP by British jazz/electronica trio The Comet Is Coming. It was released by The Leaf Label as part of Record Store Day 2017. "Death to the Planet" is the third release by the London-based the group. It follows their initial EP, "Prophecy" (2015), and their Mercury Prize nominated debut album "Channel the Spirits" (2016). It was released on limited edition orange vinyl for Record Store Day, with a subsequent release on black vinyl. The EP was described by Record Store Day as "the sound of total planetary destruction, produced with