Solar system

Solar system

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  The Sun Center ofOur Solar System Medium Sized Star Giant Ball of Gases Makes Life on Earth Possible Provides Solar and Heat Energy
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  Inner Planets “Rocky Planets” Mercury Venus Earth Mars
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  Outer Planets “Gassy Planets” Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
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  Mercury Planet closest tothe Sun Has little atomosphere Very Hot Days, Very Cold Nights One Day on Mercury is 176 Earth Days Second Hottest Planet
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  Venus 2nd Brightest objectin our Night Sky Similar Size to Earth Clouds Made of Sulfuric Acid Rotates Counter Clockwise Known as Morning Star & Evening Star
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  Earth Our Favorite Planet OnlyKnown Planet to Support Life Magnetic Field protects Earth from Solar Wind Only Planet not Named after a god Greatest Density
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  Mars “Red Planet” Tallest Mountainin Solar System Large Dust Storms Color of Planet due to Iron
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  Jupiter Largest planet inthe Sun Turns on its axis about every 10 hours Gas Giant Great Red Spot could fit 3 Earths in it Moon Ganymede is largest mood in Solar System
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  Saturn Flattest Planet Made ofMostly Hydrogen Has Rings made of ice and dust Can be seen through small telescope Oval storms like Jupiter
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  Uranus Tilted on itsside 98 degrees Rotates in a retrograde direction Methane Ice Crystals give its blue color Coldest Planet Very thin sets of rings
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  Neptune Farthest Planet fromthe Sun 14 moons – Triton well known Had a storm “ Great Dark Spot” lasted 5 years Similar Atmosphere to Uranus Smaller than Uranus but has Greater Mass