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ALL ABOUT THE PLANETS
All about Planets
Created by Morgan, Liz, Megan

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The birth of our solar system

• According to scientific theory, over fifteen
  thousand million years ago, the universe came
  into existence with a huge explosion, much more
  violent then any that has happened since.
  Everything in the universe was packed together at
  a single point during this first instant of
  creation, but the explosion blew it apart and the
  universe is still spreading out today.

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Sun

• The sun is the largest object in the solar
  system. You could fit 1.3 million Earths in the
  sun. the outer layer of the sun is called the
  photosphere and has a temperature of 6,000
  degrees C or 11,000 degrees F. solar energy is
  created deep within the Suns core.

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Mercury

• Mercury is the second smallest in the solar
  system. It is just slightly larger then Earths
  moon and its surface is covered with craters.
• In the areas that are sunlit the surface is so
  hot that it can melt lead.

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Venus

• Compared with the other planets Venus rotates
  backwards. Venus doesnt have any moons or rings.
  Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess of
  love and beauty is also called the Jewel of the
  Sky.

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Earth

• The only known life in the solar system is on
  earth. Affecting earths weather solar activity
  gives to rise a dramatic visual phenomenon in our
  atmosphere.

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Mars

• Mars has an impressive surface with features such
  as enormous volcanoes and valleys. The solar
  systems largest volcano Olympus Mons, is located
  on Mars. Its base is larger then New Mexico.
  Mars is commonly referred to as the Red Planet.

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Jupiter

• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar
  system. Jupiters great red spot is a huge storm
  that lasted since the time of Galileo. Unlike
  Saturns rings, Jupiter has a very simple system
  of rings that is an inner halo, a main ring, and
  a Gossamer Ring.

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Saturn

• Saturn has the most spectacular set of rings in
  the solar system. The system of rings is wide,
  thin, and made of small pieces of ice and rock.

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Uranus

• As a result of a possible collision with an
  Earth-sized object that may have knocked it over
  on its side, Uranus rolls around in orbit. Uranus
  has a faint ring system and 27 known moons.

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Neptune

• Neptune is a very cold place. Its bluish color
  comes from its atmosphere of methane gas. One of
  the windiest place in the solar system is
  Neptune. Winds top 1,000 km per hour.

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Pluto

• This mysterious planet is really a double planet
  system, since its moon, Charon, is very close to
  Pluto and about the same size.

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Milky Way

• We live in a giant spiral galaxy called the Milky
  Way Galaxy. Our sun is one of several billion
  stars in the Milky Way. The milky way has two
  other galaxies that orbit it nearby, they are
  visible from the southern hemisphere. They are
  called the Large Megellanic Cloud and the Small
  Megellanic cloud.

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Comets

• Small, fragile, irregularly shaped bodies
  composed of a mixture of non-volatile grains and
  frozen gases are comets. There orbits are highly
  elliptical, it brings them close to the sun and
  swing them

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Meteors

• Meteors enter our atmosphere on a regular basis.
  At certain times when the rate of observable
  meteors is high is called a meteor shower.

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Solar System

• The solar system consists of the Sun, Mercury,
  Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
  Neptune, and Pluto. It also includes comets,
  asteroids, and meteoroids.

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INFO YOU DON'T KNOW YET!!!

• Since October 2003, there have been 64 moons
  orbiting the solar systems planets. Mercury and
  Venus have no moons. Mars has 2 moons.

• Earth has 1 moon called Luna. Jupiter has 16
  moons! Saturn has 19 moons! Uranus has 17 moons!
  Neptune has 8 moons. Pluto only has one.

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More about our home planet!

• Charged particles from the solar wind becomes
  trapped in earths magnetic fields. They collide
  with air molecules above our planets magnetic
  poles. These air molecules begin to glow and
  known as the auroras or northern and southern
  lights.

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• During flights, the Galileo spacecraft got images
  of the earth and moon. The Tyco impact basin is
  the bright ray center at the bottom of the moon.

Earth and the moon
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