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    The document summarizes the eight planets in our solar system. It provides details on each planet such as their distance from the sun, length of days and years, size and basic physical characteristics. It notes that the solar system is centered around the sun, and contains the eight planets along with other objects like moons, comets and asteroids. Our solar system is just one of potentially billions located in the Milky Way galaxy.

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    Our Solar System

    The Planets There are eight


    planets in our solar
    system. Are you
    ready to take a
    closer look?
    You are
    here
    The Planets

    The
    Sun

    The Sun is a star in the middle of our solar system. It is incredibly hot –
    temperatures on the surface of the Sun can reach 5500°C!

    People used to believe that the Sun and the other planets moved around the
    Earth. However, we now know that the Sun is in the centre of the solar system
    and that the Earth and all the other planets move around it.
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 58 million km (3.0 AU)
    One day lasts: 59 Earth days
    One year lasts: 88 Earth days

    Mercury

    Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in our solar
    system. It does not have any moons or rings. Its rocky surface is covered with
    craters caused by meteors hitting the planet.
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 108 million km (0.7 AU)
    One day lasts: 243 Earth days
    One year lasts: 225 Earth days

    Venus

    Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth’s sister planet, as they are
    similar in size and made of similar materials. However, the surface of Venus is not where
    you’d want to be. The atmosphere is so thick that it would crush you – and the planet is
    completely covered by clouds of sulphuric acid that smell like rotten eggs! Venus is the
    hottest planet of our solar system.
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 150 million km (1.0 AU)
    One day lasts: 24 hours
    One year lasts: 365 days

    Did you know that Earth is nicknamed the Blue Planet? From space, we can
    see that it appears blue because around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered
    by water. Earth was formed around 4.54 billion years ago and is currently the
    only known planet to support life.

    Earth
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Moon 150 million kilometres
    One day lasts: 27.3 days
    One year lasts: 365 days

    Some planets in our solar system have dozens of moons, and some planets have no
    moons at all. Earth has one moon. The moon is a natural satellite orbiting a planet.
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 228 million km (1.5 AU)
    One day lasts: 24 hours and
    37 minutes
    One year lasts: 687 days

    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called the Red Planet because
    of the brownish-red colour of its rusty rocky surface. Space agencies have sent many
    rover missions to Mars to explore the surface and find out if Mars might have had life
    in the past. To date, no proof of any past or present life on Mars has been found.

    Mars
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 778 million km (5.2 AU)
    One day lasts: 10 hours
    One year lasts: 11.9 Earth years

    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest planet in our solar system.
    Jupiter is a gas giant – a giant planet mainly made up of gases such as hydrogen and
    helium. As it has no solid surface, trying to land on Jupiter would be like trying to
    land on a cloud. Jupiter has 79 known moons!

    Jupiter
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 1.4 billion km (9.5 AU)
    One day lasts: 10.7 hours
    One year lasts: 29 Earth years

    Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is another gas giant. The rings of Saturn,
    which are made up of countless small chunks of rock and ice, make Saturn one of the
    most recognisable planets in the solar system. Saturn currently has 82 known moon.
    53 of these moons are named.

    Saturn
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 2.9 billion km (19.2 AU)
    One day lasts: 17 hours
    One year lasts: 84 Earth years

    Uranus

    Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is an ice giant – a type of gas giant planet with an
    icy core. Uranus is tilted so strongly to one side that its rings are tilted, too. It is still a mystery
    why Uranus has such a large tilt. Many astronomers think that Uranus may have been hit by
    something really big a long time ago, which knocked it over onto its side. Uranus has registered
    the lowest temperature among the planets of our solar system.
    Distance from the Sun:
    The Planets 4.5 billion km (30 AU)
    One day lasts: 16 hours
    One year lasts: 165 Earth years

    Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun, and another ice giant. It’s so far away that
    it is the only planet not visible from Earth without a telescope. It is an extremely cold
    planet with the fastest winds in the solar system. Wind speeds on Neptune can nearly
    reach the speed of a fighter jet!

    Neptune
    The Planets
    The Sun and these eight planets make up our solar system. There are
    many other objects in the solar system too, such as moons, comets,
    asteroids and dwarf planets. Our solar system is one of many. Scientists
    think that there may be tens of billions of other solar systems out there –
    and that’s just in our galaxy!

    Mercury Earth Jupiter Uranus

    Venus Mars Saturn Neptune


    Sun
    Thank you!

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