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FACTS ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Planets
The Sun
Mercury
Information
Facts
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largest object in the solar system
The sun is a star
The surface of the sun is called the photosphere
There are dark spots on the sun which are called sunspots
The sun is about 4.5 billion years old
It is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy
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Mercury has been visited by two space crafts
It is similar to the moon in many ways
The surface of mercury is very old and has heaps of craters
Mercury is often visible with a telescope of the unaided eye
Mercury has a small magnetic field
It is the eighth largest planet
Venus
Earth
Mars
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Venus is the sixth largest planet in the solar system
It has been known since prehistoric times
It is the brightest object in the sky apart from the sun and moon
The rotation of Venus is very slow – 243 Earth days equals 1 Venus day
Venus is sometimes regarded as Earth’s sister planet as they are very similar
Venus has no magnetic field, possibly due to slow rotation
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Earth is the fifth largest planet
The Earth’s surface is very young
The Earth is divided into several layers which have distinct properties
71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water
Earth has eight major plates
There are also 20 more smaller plates
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Mars is the seventh largest planet
It is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet
Mars has some of the most highly varied and interesting terrain of any of the planets
There is evidence of erosion of Mars including large floods and small river systems
Mars has been known since prehistoric times
It is the most favourable place in the solar system (other than earth) for human
habitation
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Jupiter
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Saturn
Uranus
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system
It is twice as big as all the other planets combined
Jupiter is gas planet
Jupiter has The Great Red Spot which observers have been watching for more than 300
years
It has a massive magnetic field that is stronger than Earth’s
The colors correlate with the cloud's altitude:
o blue lowest, followed by browns and whites, with reds highest
Second largest planet in the solar system
Saturn is the root of the English word Saturday
Saturn has two prominent rings - A and B and, one faint ring (C) which can be seen from
Earth
Saturn has 53 named satellites
If Saturn’s rings were compressed into one it would be no more than 100 km in width
Saturn's outermost ring (F), is a complex structure made up of several smaller rings along
which "knots" are visible
Uranus is the third largest planet in diameter with Neptune having a greater mass
It is the first planet discovered in modern times
Uranus is a gas planet
Uranus is primarily made up of rock and ice
It has 27 named moons
Uranus has 13 known rings that are very faint
Neptune
(Nine Planets, 1994-2013)
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Neptune is the fourth largest planet (in diameter)
It has been visited by only one spacecraft
The blue colour of Neptune is a result of the absorption of red light by methane
Neptune has 13 known moons, 7 smaller ones have been named
Neptune can be seen with binoculars
It has rings and one appears to be twisted