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The document contains 18 fact cards about the solar system. It provides facts such as: the sun is 93 million miles from Earth; Mercury is the closest planet to the sun but not the hottest, Venus is the hottest; Earth is the only planet people have walked on; Mars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos; Jupiter has a Great Red Spot storm; Saturn has bright rings and is not the only planet with rings.

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The document contains 18 fact cards about the solar system. It provides facts such as: the sun is 93 million miles from Earth; Mercury is the closest planet to the sun but not the hottest, Venus is the hottest; Earth is the only planet people have walked on; Mars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos; Jupiter has a Great Red Spot storm; Saturn has bright rings and is not the only planet with rings.

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Solar System Solar System

Mercury is the closest planet to the


The sun is 93-million miles away sun, but it is not the hottest. Venus
from Earth. This is equal to is the hottest planet because it has
146-million kilometers. many clouds that trap in heat.

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Solar System Solar System

There is only one star in our


Venus has more volcanoes solar system - the sun.
than any other planet. Our galaxy has millions of stars.

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Solar System Solar System

Earth is the Scientists


only planet have sent
people have robots, called
ever walked rovers, to
on. Astro- explore Mars.
The rovers
nauts have
drive around
also walked
the surface
on the Earth's of Mars, take
moon, but pictures, and
that's not a send them
planet. back to Earth.

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Solar System Solar System

Jupiter, the largest planet, has a


Mars has two small moons, “Great Red Spot.” The red spot is
named Phobos and Deimos. a huge wind storm.

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Solar System Solar System

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and


Neptune are known as
“Gas Giants” because they're
Saturn is famous for its bright made of mostly gas.
rings, but it isn't the only planet
with rings. Jupiter, Uranus, and
Neptune also have them.

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Solar System Solar System

Neptune is the stormiest planet.


Uranus is the coldest planet in our Its wind storms blow three times
solar system. as fast as hurricanes on Earth.

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Solar System Solar System

Pluto used to be considered a There are five known dwarf


planet. Scientists decided it was planets in our solar system.
too small to be a “real planet,” Their names are Pluto, Ceres,
so it is now a dwarf planet. Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

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Solar System Solar System

Pluto has
three
moons.
Their
names are
It takes light eight minutes to Charon,
travel from the sun to Earth. The Nix, and
sunlight you see outside right now, Hydra.
actually left the sun's surface eight
minutes ago.

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Solar System Solar System

Twelve astro-
nauts have
walked on the
moon. The
first astronaut
walked on the
moon in 1969.
The last astro-
naut walked
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon
were the first people to walk on in 1972.
the moon.

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