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The Solar System Fact File

The document lists the eight planets in our solar system from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. For each planet, it provides key facts about their orbit time, number of moons, color, and whether they are an inner or outer planet. It also includes images of each planet from NASA and short descriptions of notable characteristics.

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The Solar System Fact File

The document lists the eight planets in our solar system from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. For each planet, it provides key facts about their orbit time, number of moons, color, and whether they are an inner or outer planet. It also includes images of each planet from NASA and short descriptions of notable characteristics.

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Order of the planets

from the sun


- Mercury

-Venus

-Earth

-Mars

-Jupiter

-Saturn

-Uranus

-Neptune
Mercury

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It is the smallest


planet in the solar system. Mercury is the fastest planet.

Mercury is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 88 Earth Days


Number of moons: none
Colour: Grey

Image from- NASA


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Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus


rotates in the opposite direction Earth rotates in. A day on
Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

Venus is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 225 Earth Days


Number of moons: none
Colour: Brown and grey

Image from- NASA


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Earth

Earth is the only planet we have found that contains life.


Earth is not perfectly round. Earth is 4.543 billion years old.

Earth is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 365 1/4 Earth Days


Number of moons: 1
Colour: Blue, brown, green, white

Image from- NASA


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Mars

Mars is also known as the red planet. Mars has seasons.


There are signs of ancienct floods on Mars.

Mars is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 687 Earth Days


Number of moons: 2
Colour: Red , brown

Image from- NASA


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Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is


mostly swirling gasses and liquids. Jupiter is 11 times wider
than Earth.

Jupiter is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 11.9 Earth Years


Number of moons: At least 79
Colour: Brown, orange with white cloud stripes

Image from- NASA


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Saturn

Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of


gas. You cannot stand on Saturn. Saturn is the second
largest planet in the solar system.

Saturn is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 29.5 Earth Years


Number of moons: 82
Colour: Golden, brown, blue-grey

Image from- NASA


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Uranus

Uranus is about four times wider than Earth. Uranus rotates


on its side. Uranus has thirteen known rings.

Uranus is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 29.5 Earth Years


Number of moons: 27
Colour: Blue-green

Image from- NASA


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Neptune

Neptune is more than thirty times as far from the Sun than
the Earth. Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited
Neptune. Neptune takes about 16 hours to rotate once.

Neptune is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 164.8 Earth Years


Number of moons: 14
Colour: Blue

Image from- NASA


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