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The Planets

The Planets. By: Leslie Celis. Mercury. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Mercury is the second smallest planet and is made up of rock and metal. Mercury rotates very slowly, so its days are very long. Venus. Venus is the second planet from the sun.

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The Planets

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  1. The Planets By: Leslie Celis

  2. Mercury • Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. • Mercury is the second smallest planet and is made up of rock and metal. • Mercury rotates very slowly, so its days are very long.

  3. Venus • Venus is the second planet from the sun. • Venus is about 67 million miles away from the sun. • One year on Venus is about 225 Earth days.

  4. Earth • Earth is the third planet from the sun. • Earth is 93 million miles from the sun. • Earth is the only planet known to have just the right environment for plants, animals, and people to live in.

  5. Mars • Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, about 142 million miles away. • Mars has two small moons. • A day on Mars is about as long as a day on Earth.

  6. Jupiter • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. • At least sixty- three moons orbit around planet Jupiter. • One Jupiter year is almost 12 Earth years.

  7. Saturn • Saturn is the sixth farthest planet from the sun about 887 million miles away. • Saturn has at least forty-six moons. • On Saturn it is extremely COLD.

  8. Uranus • Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. • Uranus is the third biggest planet, about one third the size of planet Jupiter. • Uranus rotates in about 17 Earth hours.

  9. Neptune • Neptune is the eighth farthest planet from the sun. • One Neptune year is 164 Earth Years. • The spacecraft Voyager II visited Neptune in 1989.

  10. Pluto • Pluto is cold and small. • Pluto is 3.6 billion miles from the sun. • It is smaller than Earth’s moon.

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