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The Seven Planets

The Seven Planets. By: Paige Boyd. Mercury. Mercury’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 4,880 The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 0.39 The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 59 The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 0.24 And Mercury has no moons Facts:

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The Seven Planets

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  1. The Seven Planets By: Paige Boyd

  2. Mercury • Mercury’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 4,880 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 0.39 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 59 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 0.24 • And Mercury has no moons • Facts: • 1: Smallest of the Terrestrial Planets • 2: Is Geologically Dead • 3: Is a dense planet with a very large iron core • 4: Closest Planet to the Sun • 5: Fastest-moving planet

  3. Venus • Venus’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 12,104 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 0.72 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 243 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 0.62 • And Venus has no moons • Facts: • 1: Called the ‘evening star’ or the ‘morning star’ • 2: With exception of the moon it’s the brightest thing in the Earth’s night sky. • 3: Rotation rate is very slow • 4: 243 days just to rotate! • 5: Venus’s day is longer than it’s year

  4. Mars • Mars’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 6,794 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 1.52 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 1.03 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 1.88 • Number of moons is 2! • Facts: • 1: Most Earthlike of all the planets • 2: Called the ‘red planet’ • 3: The surface of Mars is very old • 4: It once had many volcanic eruptions • 5: Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the Solar System

  5. Jupiter • Jupiter’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 142,984 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 5.20 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 0.41 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 11.86 • The number of moons is 50+ • Facts: • 1: First planet beyond the asteroid belt • 2: Named for the ruler of the Roman gods • 3: Is large enough to hold 1,300 Earth’s • 4: Largest and most massive planet in the Solar System • Composed mainly of Hydrogen and Helium

  6. Saturn • Saturn’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 120,536 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 9.54 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 0.44 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 29.46 • Number if moons is 30+ • Facts: • 1: Second Largest planet in our Solar System • 2: Rings are the largest and most visible from Earth • 3: Rings are made of ice and ice-coated rock • 4: Rings are about 274,000 km in diameter • 5: Rings are only 10 meters thick

  7. Uranus • Uranus’s Equatorial Diameter is 51,118 • The Average distance to the Sun in AU’s is 19.19 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 0.72 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 84.10 • Number of moons 20+ • Facts: • 1: Since its so far from the sun its very cold • 2: Atmosphere is mostly Hydrogen and Helium • 3: Atmosphere also has large amount of Methane • 4: Distinct blue-green appearance • 5: Lies nearly on its side

  8. Neptune • Neptune’s Equatorial Diameter in kilometers is 49,528 • The Average Distance to the Sun in AU’s is 30.06 • The Period of Rotation in Earth days is 0.67 • The Period of Revolution in Earth years is 164.86 • Number of moons is 8+ • Facts: • 1: About the same size as Uranus • 2: Has clearly visible cloud patterns • 3: Clouds are made of methane ice crystals • 4: Bluish color comes from the methane in the atmosphere • 5: Has Large storms in its atmosphere

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