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Solar System

Solar System. Mercury. Size: Two-fifths the size of Earth in diameter; second smallest in the solar system Diameter: 3,032.4 miles (4,880 km) Rotation around the Sun: 88 Earth days Distance from Sun: 36 million miles (57.9 million km)

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Solar System

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  1. Solar System

  2. Mercury Size: Two-fifths the size of Earth in diameter; second smallest in the solar system Diameter: 3,032.4 miles (4,880 km) Rotation around the Sun: 88 Earth days Distance from Sun: 36 million miles (57.9 million km) FUN FACT: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury.

  3. Venus Distance from Sun: 67.24 million miles (108.2 million km) Diameter: 7,519 miles (12,100 km) Rotation around the Sun: 225 Earth days Your weight: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 88 pounds on Venus. Distance from Earth: At its closest, Venus is 26 million miles (41,840,000 km) away

  4. Earth Diameter: 7,926.2 miles (12,756 km) Surface: Earth is made up of water (70%), air, and solid ground. It appears to be the only planet with water Atmosphere: Nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), other gases Rotation of its axis: 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds Rotation around the Sun

  5. Where are we?

  6. Click here to compare planet sizes.

  7. Credits • NASA • FACT MONSTER • Science Net Links

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