The Nine Planets

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The Nine Planets
Different Characteristics of the Nine Planets By
Bridget Brown
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What is a Planet?

• A planet is a large space body which reflects the
  light of a star around which is revolves.
• There are nine planets within our solar system.

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What are the nine Planets?
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Mercury

• Closest to the sun
• An inferior planet
• No known natural satellites
• Takes 88 Earth days to revolve around the sun

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Venus

• Second planet from the sun
• An inferior planet
• Third brightest object in our sky
• Takes 225 Earth days to revolve around the sun
• It is the hottest planet
• Its atmosphere is 96 carbon dioxide

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Earth

• Third planet from the sun
• Water covers 71of the Earths surface
• Orbited by one large Moon
• Contains numerous varieties of life

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Mars

• Fourth planet from the sun
• First superior planet
• Normally the fifth brightest object in the sky
• Also known as the red planet, due to the rust
  compound located on it
• Most like Earth it has seasons, clouds, wind,
  and dust storms
• Has two moons, Phobos and Deimos

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Jupiter

• Fifth planet from the sun
• The first of the Jovian or Giant planets
• 318 times bigger than Earth
• Fourth brightest object in the sky
• It takes 11.9 years for it to revolve around the
  Earth
• Has 16 moons

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Saturn

• Sixth planet from the sun
• 95 times bigger than the Earth
• Has four rings
• Takes 30 years to revolve around the sun
• Has at least 21 moons

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Uranus

• Seventh planet from the sun
• 14.5 times bigger than the Earth
• Takes 84 years to revolve around the sun
• Has 14 moons

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Neptune

• Eighth planet from the sun
• It is 17.2 times bigger than the Earth
• It takes 165 years to revolve around the sun
• May rain diamonds the size of pebbles

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Pluto

• Ninth and last known planet
• Smallest planet by far, it is .0025 times the
  size of the Earth
• Takes 247 years to revolve around the sun
• One moon named Charon
• It would take us 42 years to reach Pluto

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Lets Review!

• Has four rings
• Smallest planet
• May rain diamonds the size of pebbles
• Also known as the red planet
• The hottest planet
• The first of the Giant planets
• Contains numerous varieties of life
• Closest to the sun
• Has fourteen moons

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto

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References

• www.photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/

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