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The Solar System

The Solar System. Sun. The sun is the centre of the solar system and every revolves a round it . REASONS TO VISIT: The surface of this burning ball of gas is 5500ºC, with the core reaching a sweltering 15.6 million ºC The Sun is so large, you could fit over one million Earths inside it I

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The Solar System

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  1. The Solar System

  2. Sun • The sun is the centre of the solar system and every revolves a round it . • REASONS TO VISIT: • The surface of this burning ball of gas is 5500ºC, with the core reaching a sweltering 15.6 million ºC • The Sun is so large, you could fit over one million Earths inside it • I • The Sun fact file • Size Diameter 1,390,000km • Mass 1.989x1030kg   • Composition Mostly hydrogen • Planets 8   • Temperature Surface: 5,800ºCCore: 15,600,000ºC • Colour Orange • Distance from Earth 149.6 million km

  3. Mercury • Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. • REASONS TO VISIT: • See the sun rise twice in one day • Experience the widest range in temperature of any planet, from a chilly -173°C at night to a sizzling 427°C during the day • MERCURY - Fact File: • Size Diameter 4880km • Mass 3.302x1023kg   • Distance from Sun 57.91 million km • Atmosphere/weather Negligible atmosphere   • Moons/satellites None • Temperature 427ºC day, -173ºC night • Colour Dark grey • Core Iron rich core about 3600km in diameter   • Orbital period 88 Earth days • Distance from Earth Max 221.9 million km, Min 77.3 million km • Length of day 59 Earth days

  4. Venus • Venus is the second planet from the sun • REASONS TO VISIT: • Experience the longest day of any planet, a staggering 243 Earth days! • The only planet where the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east • See volcanoes 100km wide and five km high • But watch out for the poisonous Venusian atmosphere - it's full of sulphuric acid • Venus fact file: • Size Diameter 12,104km • Mass 4.869x1024kg   • Distance from Sun 108.21 million km • Distance from Earth Max 261 million km, Min 38 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Mainly carbon dioxide90 times Earth pressure • Temperature 464ºC   • Length of year 225 Earth days • Length of day 243 Earth days   • Moons/satellites None • Colour White cloud tops Core Iron/nickel core

  5. Earth • Earth is the third planet from the sun • REASONS TO VISIT : • The only planet in the Solar System where life has been confirmed • Visit the ancient ruins of human civilisations • Enjoy the best night life in the Solar System • Earth fact file : • Size Diameter 12,756km • Mass 5.97x1024kg   • Distance from Sun 150 million km • Atmosphere Mainly nitrogen with oxygen and carbon dioxide   • Moons/satellites 1 • Temperature Average 22ºC   • Colour Blue and green • Core Iron/Nickel • Length of year 365.26 Earth days • Length of day 24 Earth hours

  6. Mars • Mars is the forth planet from the sun • REASONS TO VISIT : • See the longest ever canyon system, stretching over 5,000km (3,100 miles) • Visit the Solar System's largest volcano - over 50 times bigger than those on Earth • Decide for yourself whether the Red Planet once contained life • MARS - Fact File: • Size Diameter 6794km • Mass 6.42x1023kg   • Distance from Sun 228 million km • Distance from Earth Max 401 million km, Min 55 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Thin carbon dioxide atmosphere • Temperature -80ºC to -5ºC   Length of year 687 Earth days • Length of day 24 Earth hours 37 minutes   • Moons/satellites 2 • Colour Red Core Small iron core

  7. Jupiter • Jupiter is fifth from the sun and it the largest planet • REASONS TO VISIT: • Explore a huge world, larger than all the other eight planets put together • See the largest storm in the Solar System • Visit the largest system of moons of any planet • Jupiter fact file: • Size Diameter 142,984km • Mass 1.898x1027kg   • Distance from Sun 778.3 million km • Distance from Earth Max 968 million km, Min 598 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Mainly hydrogen and helium • Temperature -48ºC at the surface20,000ºC at the core   • Length of year 4,330.6 Earth days • Length of day 10 hours 40 minutes   • Moons/satellites 63 • Colour Yellow/orange • Core Iron and rock core

  8. Saturn • Saturn is the sixth planet and the second largest . • REASONS TO VISIT: • The most spectacular ring system of any planet in the Solar System • This planet's density is so small that it would float on water - if there were an ocean large enough! • Size Diameter 120,536km • Mass 5.68x1026kg   • Distance from Sun 1,427 million km • Distance from Earth Max 1,659 million km, Min 1,196 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Mainly hydrogen and helium • Temperature -178ºC on the surface12,000ºC at the core   • Length of year 10,756 Earth days • Length of day 10 Earth hours 14 minutes   • Moons/satellites 56 • Colour Beige • Core Rocky iron core

  9. Uranus • Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun • REASONS TO VISIT: • Visit this giant ball of gas, four times bigger than the Earth • The only planet to spin on its side • Experience 42-year nights and days • Uranus fact file: • Size Diameter 51,118km • Mass 8.683x1025kg   • Distance from Sun 2,871 million km • Distance from Earth Max 3,157 million km, Min 2,582 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Hydrogen, helium, methane • Temperature -216ºC   • Length of year 30,707 Earth days • Length of day 17 Earth hours 12 minutes   • Moons/satellites 27 • Colour Blue/green • Core Rock/ice

  10. Neptune • Neptune is the eighth from the sun • REASONS TO VISIT: • The fastest winds in the Solar System at over 2,000km per hour • The gases in Neptune's atmosphere give it a unique deep blue hue • Neptune fact file: • Size Diameter 49,528km • Mass 1.024x1026kg   • Distance from Sun 4,498 million km • Distance from Earth Max 4,687 million km, Min 4,306 million km   • Atmosphere/weather Hydrogen, helium and methane • Temperature -214ºC   • Length of year 60,190 Earth days • Length of day 16 Earth hours 7 minutes • Moons/satellites 13 • Colour Deep blue • Core Rocky/ice core

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