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how planet mercury get its name?

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Answered by Lessey
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The romans knew of the seven objects in the sky: the sun ,the moon and the 5 brightest planets . They named them after their most important gods.

Since mercury was the fastest planet as it moved around the sun, it was named after roman messenger 'god mercury'
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