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The Great Galaxy. By Anthony Laudani. Mercury. Mercury has no moons. One year on Mercury is 88 days. Mercury has 1,407 hours in a Earth-day. Venus. Venus is about as big as Earth. It takes 244 days on Venus for a year. Venus was named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Earth.
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The Great Galaxy By Anthony Laudani
Mercury • Mercury has no moons. • One year on Mercury is 88 days. • Mercury has 1,407 hours in a Earth-day.
Venus • Venus is about as big as Earth. • It takes 244 days on Venus for a year. • Venus was named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Earth • Earth is the only planet that can support life. • Earth is a ball of rock and almost covered by oceans. • Earth isn’t too hot or too cold.
Mars • Mars has 2 moons. • A year on Mars is 687 days. • Mars was named for the Roman god of war.
Jupiter • Jupiter has about 62 moons. • A year on Jupiter is 12 Earth-years. • Jupiter is twice as large as all the planets together.
Saturn • Saturn has about 61 moons. • Saturn is called a gas giant. • A year on Saturn is about 30 Earth-years.
Uranus • Uranus rotates differently than the other planets. • Uranus has 5 big moons and 10 small ones. • A thick haze covers Uranus.
Neptune • Neptune has 4 or more rings. • Sometimes Neptune is the last planet in the Solar System. • Neptune has faint rings.
Pluto • Pluto has 1moon, Charon, which is about the same size of Pluto. • Pluto’s surface is made up of frozen nitrogen. • Sometimes Pluto has atmosphere.