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Sources:https://theplanets.orghttp://space-facts.comhttp://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-pluto-no-longer-a-planet
Sources:https://theplanets.orghttp://space-facts.comhttp://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-pluto-no-longer-a-planet
TheSolarSystem
TheSun:- Thesunisthecenterofoursolarsystem.Alltheotherplanetsorbitaroundthesun.- Thesunisprimarilymadeoftwogases,hydrogenandhelium.- Itis4.6BILLIONyearsoldandthesurfacetemperatureisaround5500°C(9932°F).- OverONEMILLIONEarthscouldfitinsidethesun.It’sREALLYbig.- ThesunisclassifiedasaYellowDwarfStar.
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Mercury:- Mercuryistheclosestplanettothesun.- Mercuryisthesmallestplanet.- SinceMercuryissmallerthanEarthithaslessgravitysoyourweightonMercurywould
be38%ofwhatitisonEarth.- AdayonthesurfaceofMercuryis176Earthdays.- Mercurydoesnothaveanymoonsorrings.
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Venus:- Venusisthesecondplanetfromthesun,itisalsothebrightestobjectinEarth’ssky
afterthesunandmoon.- OnedayonVenusislongerthanoneyearonEarth.- ThesurfacetemperatureonVenusis462°C(863.6°F).- Mostplanetsrotatecounter-clockwiseontheiraxis,however,Venusrotatesclockwise.- VenusistheclosestplanettoEarth.
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Earth:- Earthisthethirdplanetfromthesun.- Ittakesabout365days(1year)fortheEarthtomakeacompleterotationaroundthe
sun.- Earthistheonlyplanetnotnamedafteramythologicalgodorgoddess.- ThegravitybetweentheEarthandthemooncreatethetides(theriseandfallofthesea
levels).- 70%oftheEarth’ssurfaceiscoveredbywater.
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Mars:- Marsisthesecondsmallestplanetinthesolarsystem.- Thetallestmountaininthesolarsystemisonmars,OlympusMonsis21km(68,897ft.)
high,that’s2.37timestheheightofMountEverest.- Thesunlooksabouthalfit’ssizefromMarsasitdoesfromEarth.- Ittakesmars687Earthdaystocompleteanorbitaroundthesun.- MarshasseasonslikeEarthbuttheylasttwiceaslong.
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Jupiter:- Jupiteristhelargestplanetinthesolarsystem,itis318timesthesizeofEarth.- Jupiterhastheshortestdaysofalltheplanets,thedayonlylastsaround9hoursand55
minutes.- ThegreatredspotonJupiterisagiantstormthathasragedfor350years.Thespotisso
largethat3Earthscouldfitinsideit.- Jupiter’smoon,Ganymede,isthelargestmooninthesolarsystem,it’slargerthanthe
planetMercury.- Jupiterhasuniquecloudfeatures,it’supperatmosphereisdividedintocloudbeltsand
zones,theyaremadeprimarilyofammoniacrystalsandsulfur.
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Saturn:- Saturnisbestknownforit’sringsystem.Ithasover30ringsmademostlyoficechunks,
rocks,anddust.- Saturnhas150moonsandmoonletsthatareallfrozen.- Saturnhasamassthatis95timesthemassofEarth.- AyearonSaturnisabout29.4yearsonEarth.- Saturnismadeupofmostlyhydrogen.
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Uranus:- Uranuswasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyatelescope.- Ithas13ringsand27moons.- Uranusisaboutthesizeof15Earths.- Uranus,likeVenus,rotatesclockwiseonit’saxis.- AdayonUranusisonly17hoursand14minutes.
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Neptune:- Neptuneisthelastplanetinthesolarsystem,thefurthestawayfromthesun.- Ittakes164.8EarthdaysforNeptunetoorbitaroundthesun.- Neptunehas14moonsand5rings.- TheclimateonNeptuneisveryactive,largestormssweepacrossit.Thelargeststorm
wastheGreatDarkSpotin1989whichlastedabout5years.- TheaveragetemperatureonNeptuneis-214°C(-353°F).
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Pluto:- Plutousedtobeconsideredthe9thplanetinthesolarsystem,however,itisnow
classifiedasadwarfplanetbecauseit’sgravitydoesnotsweepandclearthespacearounditasitorbits.Thedefinitionofaplanetchangedin2006sothatitnowrequiresthatthegravityofaplanetsweepandclearthespacearounditasitorbitsinordertobeconsideredaplanetthereforePlutoisnolongeraplanet.
- Plutohas5moons.- Plutoisverysmall,only17%thesizeofEarth’smoon.- Plutoisonethirdwaterandcontains3timesmorewaterthanallofEarth’soceans.The
othertwothirdsarerockmostlycoveredwithice.- Inthe76yearsbetweenthediscoveryofPlutoanditsreclassificationin2006,Plutoonly
completedonethirdofit’sorbitaroundthesun.
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