* PLANETS
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Jan 15, 2015
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*PLANETS
*THE SOLAR SYSTEM
*Contains the nine planets and other smaller objects
*The first four planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
*They are smaller and rocky
*The next four planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
*They are larger planets and are very gaseous in nature.
*All the objects in the Solar System orbit the Sun.
* THE SOLAR SYSTEM
*Mercury
*Is about the same size as the Moon.
*Is the closest planet to the Sun.
*It is about 58 million kilometers from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 87.97 days.
*Is covered with mountains, craters, ridges and valleys.
*Has no satellites.
*Mercury
*VENUS
*Is the closest planet to the Earth.
*It is about the same size as the Earth.
*Is the second planet from the Sun.
*It is about 108 million kilometres from the Sun.
*It completes one rotation in about 243 days and 24 minutes.
*Has no satellites.
*VENUS
*EARTH
*Is the planet that we live on, our planet.
*Is the third planet from the Sun.
*It is about 150 million kilometers from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 365.27 days.
*Is mostly covered by water (75%).
*Has a total of 1 satellite (the Moon).
*EARTH
*MARS
*Is sometimes called the Red Planet.
*Is the fourth planet from the Sun.
*It is about 228 million kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 686.98 days.
*Has seasons similar to our planet, but they last much longer.
*Has a total of 2 satellites (or moons).
*MARS
*JUPITER
*Is the largest of all the planets.
*Is the fifth planet from the Sun.
*It is about 780 million kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 11.86 years.
*Is one of the brightest planets.
*Has a total of 16 satellites.
*JUPITER
*SATURN
*Is the second largest of all the planets.
*Is the sixth planet from the Sun.
*It is about 1.4 billion kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 29.46 years.
*Is known for the many rings that go around it.
*Has a total of 21 satellites.
*SATURN
*URANUS
*Is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium gases.
*Is the seventh planet from the Sun.
*It is about 2.9 billion kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 84 years.
*Can sometimes be seen with the naked eye.
*Has a total of 15 satellites (or moons).
*URANUS
*NEPTUNE
*Is very similar to Uranus in size.
*Is the eighth planet in order from the Sun.
*It is about 4.5 billion kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 164.79 years.
*Has a weather system that is very active.
*Has a total of 8 satellites (or moons).
*NEPTUNE
*PLUTO
*Is the smallest planet.
*Is the ninth planet from the Sun.
*It is about 5.9 billion kilometres from the Sun.
*Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 248 years.
*Is sometimes known as a double-planet because it has a moon (Charon) that orbits it.
*Has a total of 1 satellite (or moons).
*PLUTO
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