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Solar System

Solar System. By: Siena Trifiro. Asteroids. A rocky mass of several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun in uneven shapes. Asteroids mostly orbit in the region between Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt. Most asteroids complete a revolution in three to six years.

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Solar System

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  1. Solar System By: Siena Trifiro

  2. Asteroids • A rocky mass of several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun in uneven shapes. • Asteroids mostly orbit in the region between Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt. • Most asteroids complete a revolution in three to six years.

  3. Meteors • Did you know that shooting stars are actually meteors? This happens when a meteoroid hits Earth’s atmosphere and a small piece breaks off and goes flying through space. • When it shoots through the air, it heats up quickly. It gets so hot that glowing streaks go through the air, but burn up before they hit Earth.

  4. Comets • A comet is a frozen mass with different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun. Comets come from areas beyond Neptune. Only several comets come a year. You may not see them. • Most comets you see through a telescope which can be very exciting.

  5. Planets • There are eight planets in our universe. They are: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. • The largest planet is Jupiter. It is 88,736 miles. The smallest planet is Mercury at 3,030 miles.

  6. Lunar and Solar Eclipses • A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth. A lunar eclipse can last up to an hour and a half. During a lunar eclipse, the moon may turn a reddish color. It is not dangerous at all to look at a lunar eclipse because the moon does not make its own light. • A Solar Eclipse occurs when the moon goes in front of the sun and blocks most of the sun's light from the earth. During a total eclipse, all you can see from earth is a ring of light around the moon which is part of the sun the moon did not cover. It is dangerous to look at a solar eclipse directly, even if you have sunglasses or smoked glass. It is better to view solar eclipses through a pin hole projector.

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