Exploring the planets

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Exploring the planets

• By Chaney

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Mercury

• It is the first planet closest to the sun.
• The diameter is 3,031 miles.
• Its the Eighth biggest planet.
• Mercury has no moons.
• This planet has not been explored by humans.

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Mercurys cool facts

• It would take about twenty Mercurys to fit the
  mass of Earth.
• Nearly half of Mercury was explored by Nasas
  Mariner Ten in 1974.
• Mercury was formed over four billion years ago.

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Venus

• Venus is the sixth biggest planet.
• Venuss diameter is 7,521 miles.
• Venus is the second planet closest to the sun.
• Venus has no moons.
• Venus has not been explored by humans.

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Venuss cool facts

• It would take about one Venus to fit Earths
  mass.
• Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love.
• Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.

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Earth

• Earth is the third planet from the sun.
• It is the fifth biggest planet.
• Its diameter is 7,926 miles.
• Earth has one moon.
• This planet has been explored by humans.

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Earths cool facts

• It would take one Earth to fit the mass of Earth.
• Its the only planet that has life, water, and
  air.
• Twelve people have walked on the moon.

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Mars

• Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
• Its diameter is 4,222 miles.
• It is the seventh biggest planet.
• Mars has two moons.
• No humans have explored this planet.

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Marss cool facts

• It would take nine Mars to fit Earths mass.
• Olympus Mons is the largest volcano on Mars and
  in the solar system.
• They think Mars use to have water on it by
  looking at sedimentary rocks found by the space
  crafts.

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Jupiter

• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.
• Its diameter 88,700 miles.
• It is the first biggest planet.
• It has 39 moons.
• No humans have explored this planet.

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Jupiters cool facts

• It would take over 318 Earths to fit Jupiters
  mass.
• Jupiter has faint , dark rings composed of tiny
  rock fragments and dust.
• Jupiters great red spot is the biggest storm in
  the solar system.

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Saturn

• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
• Saturns diameter is 74,898 miles.
• It is the second biggest planet.
• It has 33 moons.
• No human has explored this planet.

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Saturns cool facts

• It would take over 95 Earths to fit the mass of
  Saturn.
• Saturns bright rings are made of ice chunks.
• Part of Cassini-Huygens left the main ship and
  landed on Titan one of Saturns moons.

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Uranus

• Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
• Its diameter is 31,690 miles.
• It is the third biggest planet.
• It has 15 moons.
• No human has explored this planet.

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Uranuss cool facts

• It would take about 14.5 Earths to fit Uranuss
  mass.
• Uranus has a belt of two fait, narrow rings
  composed of rocks and dust.
• Uranus was the first planet discovered.

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Neptune

• Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
• Its diameter is 30,775 miles.
• It is the fourth biggest planet.
• It has eight moons.
• No humans have explored this planet.

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Neptunes cool facts

• It would take about 17 Earths to fit Neptunes
  mass.
• Neptune was named after the Mythical Roman god of
  seas.
• Neptune is only out of gasses and ice.

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Resources slide one

• http//www.enchantedlearning.com
• A Look at Mercury, Mary R. Dunn. 2008
• Venus, Adele Richardson. 2005
• Earth, Adele Richardson. 2005
• Mars, Adele Richardson. 2005
• Jupiter, Adele Richardson. 2005
• A Look at Saturn, Suzanne Slade. 2008

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Resources slide two

• Uranus, Thomas k. Adamson.2005
• Neptune, Ralph Winrich. 2005