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Super Solar System. By: Megan. Mercury. 3,030 miles across 0 moons 0 humans ever 1 st planet from the Sun Smallest planet. Mercury’s Interesting Facts. If you took a rocket to Mercury it would take 200 days. Mercury gets very cold at night. Mercury has a solid iron core. Venus.
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Super Solar System By: Megan
Mercury • 3,030 miles across • 0 moons • 0 humans ever • 1st planet from the Sun • Smallest planet
Mercury’s Interesting Facts • If you took a rocket to Mercury it would take 200 days. • Mercury gets very cold at night. • Mercury has a solid iron core.
Venus • 7,520 miles across • 6th biggest planet • 0 moons • No humans ever • 2nd planet from the Sun
Venus’s Interesting Facts • Venus is the hottest planet. • Venus’s atmosphere is covered in gases. • There are volcanoes on Venus.
Earth • 3rd planet from the Sun • 7,926 miles across • 5th largest planet • 1 moon • People live on Earth
Earth’s Interesting Facts • Earth’s moon is named Luna. • Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun. • Earth travels around the Sun at 66,000 miles per hour.
Mars • 4th planet from the Sun • 4,222 miles across • 7th largest • 2 moons • No people ever
Mars’s Interesting Facts • There are volcanoes on Mars. • Mars’s dust is red so they call Mars red. • Mars’s seasons are 6 Earth months.
Jupiter • 5th planet from the Sun • 88,732 miles across • Largest planet • 63 moons • No people ever
Jupiter Interesting Facts • Jupiter has tiny thin rings. • 2 Earths could fit in Jupiter’s red spot. • Jupiter is made up of gas.
Saturn • 6th planet from the Sun • 74,975 miles across • 2nd largest planet • 34 moons • No people ever
Saturn’s Interesting Facts • The average temperature on Saturn is -218 degrees Fahrenheit. • It takes Saturn 10 hours and 39 minutes to rotate once. • Saturn has the most rings.
Uranus • 7th planet from the Sun • 31,763 miles across • 3rd largest • 27 moons • No humans ever
Uranus’s Interesting Facts • Uranus spins on its side. • It takes 84 Earth years for Uranus to orbit the Sun once. • An astronomer named William Hershel was the 1st person to find Uranus.
Neptune • 8th planet from the Sun • 30,603 miles across • 4th largest planet • 13 moons • No humans ever
Neptune’s Interesting Facts • Neptune is the smallest gas giant. • Neptune has a big blue spot. • Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea.
Bibliography • Destination Mercury By: Giles Sparrow • Destination Venus By: Giles Sparrow • Earth By: Stuart Clark • Mars By: Adele Richardson • Jupiter By: Tim Goss • World Almanac 2006 • Uranus By: Tim Goss