The solar system By Tempest

Cool facts about Mercury Mercury is named for the speedy Romans messenger god . hot in the day and cold at night . It is only about the size of earths moon.

mercury 1st planet from the sun. The diameter is 3,032 miles across . It is the 8th largest planet. It has no moons. No humans have explored mercury.

Cool facts about Venus It is covered in gas and very hot. It is about the same size as earth. Venus spins so slowly that its day is longer than its year.

Venus 2nd planet from the sun. The diameter is 7,521 miles across. It is the 6th largest. It has no moons. No humans have explored Venus.

Cool facts about earth I live on earth. Earths colors are blue and green. The air around earth keeps it from getting to hot or to cold.

earth It is the 3rd planet from the sun. The diameter is 7,926 across. It is the 5th largest. It has 1 moon. People have explored earth.

Cool facts about mars It has many craters. It is called the red planet. Mars and earth spin about the same speed.

MARS IT IS THE 4TH PLANET FROM THE SUN. THE DIAMETERIS 4,213 MILES ACROSS. IT IS THE 7TH LARGEST. NO HUMANS HAVE EXPLORED MARS. MARS HAS TWO MOONS.

Cool facts about JUPITER JUPITER IS SO HUGE THAT ALL THE OTHER PLANETS Could FIT IN IT. JUIPTER IS A GAS GAINT. JUPITER IS THE FIRST OF THE FOUR OUTER PLANETS.

JUPITER IT IS THE 5TH PLANET FROM THE SUN. THE DIAMETER IS 88,732 MILES ACROSS. IT IS THE 1ST LARGEST. JUPITER HAS 63 MOONS. NO HUMANS HAVE EXPLORED JUPITER.

Cool facts about SATURN SATURN HAS RINGS AROUND IT. THE SATURN RINGS ARE MADE OF ICE, DUST, AND ROCKS. MOST OF THE PICES ARE VERY SMALL.

SATURN SATURN IS THE 6TH PLANET FROM THE SUN. THE DIAMETER IS 74,975 MILES ACROSS. IT IS THE 2ND LARGEST. IT HAS 34 MOONS. NO HUMANS HAVE EXPLORED SATURN.

Cool facts about URANUS ONLY ONE SPACECRAFT HAS FLOWNBY URANUS. NO NEW MISSIONS ARE PLANED FOR URANUS. TODAY, SCIENTS STUDY URANUS WITH A TELESCOPE.

URANUS IT IS THE 7TH PLANET FROM THE SUN. THE DIAMETER IS 31,763 MILES ACROSS. IT IS THE 3RD LARGEST. IT HAS 27 MOONS. NO HUMANS HAVE EXPLORED URANUS.

Cool facts about NEPTUNE IT IS A SMALL GAS GAINT. NEPTUNE IS VERY COLD AND HAS STRONG WINDS. IT TAKES 165 EARTH YEARS TO ORBIT ONCE.

NEPTUNE IT IS THE 8TH PLANET FROM THE SUN. THE DIAMETER IS 30,603 MILES ACROSS. IT IS THE 4TH LARGEST.IT HAS 13 MOONS. NO HUMANS HAVE EXPLORED NEPTUNE.

resources World almanac for kids 2006 Houghton Mifflin Georgia

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