Outer Planets

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Outer Planets

• By Andrew, Michael, Nathan, Kaylin, Skyluer

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Jupiter

• Is the largest planet in the solar system
• A thin ring surrounds Jupiter
• It has at least 16 known moons

Jupiter and its moon.
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Saturn

• Has at least 18 named moons.
• Saturns rings are made up of dust, ice crystals,
  and small bits of rock coated with frozen water.
• Saturns atmosphere has cloud-to-cloud
  lightning.
• Saturns rings cause shadows on Saturn when the
  sun shines on the rings at the right angle (as
  shown below).

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Uranus
Neptune

• Uranus has at least 15 moons and faint rings.
• It spins on it side
• Uranus is the most distant planet you can see
  with the naked eye.

• Neptune has has at least 8 moons and a faint
  ring.
• It also has circular storms, but none of them
  lasted as long as the Great Red Spot on Jupiter

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Pluto

• Plutos axis is tilted to almost sideways, like
  Uranus
• Plutos one moon orbits Pluto in unison to
  Pluto's rotation.
• Pluto, unlike the the other outer planets, which
  have gas, is rocky and cold.