Planets Of Space

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Planets Of Space

• By Rafael Estrella

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Mercury

• Mercury was named for the swift messenger god
  who wore winged sandals.
• Mercury takes about 88 Earth-days to make one
  orbit around the Sun.
• Mercury is bare and rocky with deep craters.

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Venus

• Venus was named for the Roman goddess of love and
  beauty.
• Venus temperatures can climb to 900 F.
• Venus is surrounded by thick clouds that reflect
  the light from the Sun.

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Earth

• Earth is the only planet that can support life.
• Earth is 93 million miles (149 kilometers) from
  the Sun.
• Earth has enough air and sunlight for animals,
  plants and humans.

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Mars

• Mars was named for Roman god of war.
• It is usually very cold on Mars.
• It is called the Red Planet because it shines in
  the reddish color.

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JUPITER

• Jupiter is twice as large as the other eight
  planets put together.
• A man weighing 150 pounds would weigh 397 pounds
  on Jupiter.
• Jupiter takes 11.9 years to revolve around the
  Sun.

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SATURN

• Saturn is surrounded by clouds of raging storms
  and powerful winds reaching speeds over 1,000
  mph.
• The temperature on Saturn may drop to
  -285 F
• The series of rings that surround Saturn give the
  planet its unusual appearance.

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Uranus

• Uranus rotates in the opposite direction of the
  other four outer planets .
• Its light green-blue appearance is caused by the
  presence of methane gas clouds.
• Uranus is very far from the Sun that makes it is
  very, very cold.

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Neptune

• Winds on the surface of Neptune reach 600 mph.
• Neptune has four or more rings which are very
  narrow and difficult to see.
• Neptunes rings are made up of tiny dust
  particles revolving around the planet.

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Pluto

• The surface of Pluto is probably made up of
  frozen nitrogen.
• Pluto has one moon Charon ,which is nearly as
  large as the planet itself.
• Pluto is an icy ball -smaller than Earths moon.

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