Our Nine Planets
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By: Lauren Kern
MenuMercury Venus Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus Pluto
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Mercury
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Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun!
The surface of Mercury is covered with craters and completely
dry. There is no possibility
of life on Mercury.
Mercury has
no moons.
Mercury orbits round the Sun, but its orbit of
the Sun lasts for only 88 days.
Mercury has no
atmosphere around it to
protect it from the Sun or to
retain any heat when it rotates on its
axis.
Venus
When Venus is west of the
Sun, she rises before the Sun in
the morning and is known
as the Morning
Star.
When she is east of the Sun, she
shines in the evening just after sunset
and is known as the
Evening Star.
Venus orbits
round the sun in 262
days.
Venus is the 2nd
planet from the sun.
Venus is covered by clouds of
water vapour and sulphuric
acid.
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Earth
It is the only planet that
has an atmosphere containing 21 percent
oxygen.
It is the only planet that has liquid
water on its surface and can support
life.
Earth has one large
satellite, the moon.
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and comes between the planet Venus
and the planet Mars.
The Earth takes
365¼ days to
complete its orbit
round the Sun.
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Mars
Mar is known as the Red
Planet because it’s
red tint. This is due to a
mineral called iron oxide that
is very common on the planet’s
surface.
Mars has both North and South polar ice
caps.
A typical year on Mars is 1 year and 320 days.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the
largest mountain in the solar system at more than 25
kilometers high (that’s three times higher than Mount Everest).
Mars is covered by craters from objects like
asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet.
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the stormiest
planet in the Solar System.
There is a permanent, but ever-changing
whirlpool of storms, known
as Jupiter’s Great Red
Spot.
Jupiter is the fifth planet in order from the Sun
Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System, with a
mass more than 300 times the mass of
the Earth.
It takes Jupiter 11.9
of the Earth’s years to make its orbit round the Sun.
Jupiter is made of
hydrogen, helium,
methane and ammonia. The cloudy sphere
has bright belts on it
which change their shape.
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Saturn
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Jupiter is the stormiest
planet in the Solar System.
There is a permanent, but ever-changing
whirlpool of storms, known
as Jupiter’s Great Red
Spot.
Jupiter is the fifth planet in order from the Sun
Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System, with a
mass more than 300 times the mass of
the Earth.
It takes Jupiter 11.9
of the Earth’s years to make its orbit round the Sun.
Jupiter is made of
hydrogen, helium,
methane and ammonia. The cloudy sphere
has bright belts on it
which change their shape.
Uranus
Mar is known as the Red
Planet because it’s
red tint. This is due to a
mineral called iron oxide that
is very common on the planet’s
surface.
Mars has both North and South polar ice
caps.
A typical year on Mars is 1 year and 320 days.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the
largest mountain in the solar system at more than 25
kilometers high (that’s three times higher than Mount Everest).
Mars is covered by craters from objects like
asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet.
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Neptune
Mar is known as the Red
Planet because it’s
red tint. This is due to a
mineral called iron oxide that
is very common on the planet’s
surface.
Mars has both North and South polar ice
caps.
A typical year on Mars is 1 year and 320 days.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the
largest mountain in the solar system at more than 25
kilometers high (that’s three times higher than Mount Everest).
Mars is covered by craters from objects like
asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet.
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Pluto
Mar is known as the Red
Planet because it’s
red tint. This is due to a
mineral called iron oxide that
is very common on the planet’s
surface.
Mars has both North and South polar ice
caps.
A typical year on Mars is 1 year and
320 days.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the
largest mountain in the solar system at more than 25
kilometers high (that’s three times higher than Mount Everest).
Mars is covered by craters from objects like
asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet.
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