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    The solar system consists of the Sun and everything that orbits it, including 8 planets. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and orbits it the fastest of any planet. Mars is around half the size of Earth and has a cold climate despite its red soil. Jupiter is the largest planet and has many moons, while Saturn is known for its prominent rings.

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    The Solar System

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    The solar system consists of the Sun and everything that orbits it, including 8 planets. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and orbits it the fastest of any planet. Mars is around half the size of Earth and has a cold climate despite its red soil. Jupiter is the largest planet and has many moons, while Saturn is known for its prominent rings.

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    The solar system consists of the Sun and everything that orbits it, including 8 planets. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and orbits it the fastest of any planet. Mars is around half the size of Earth and has a cold climate despite its red soil. Jupiter is the largest planet and has many moons, while Saturn is known for its prominent rings.

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    The Solar System

    • The solar system


    consists of the Sun
    and everything that
    orbits or travels
    around, the Sun.

    • At the center of the


    solar system lies
    the Sun
    The Milky Way
    • Our Milky Way galaxy is just
    one of the billions of galaxies
    in the universe.
    Mercury
    • Mercury is the first planet in
    our Solar System and one
    of the closest planets to
    Earth.
    • Mercury is also the
    smallest planet in the
    Solar System; it is also
    shrinking

    • Mercury is the fastest


    planet in the solar system,

    • Because Mercury’s orbit is


    so small, it seems like it’s
    moving faster in the sky
    than other planets. 
    • Each orbit around the sun in
    just 88 Earth days.
    • Venus is the second planet
    from the sun

    • The hottest and brightest


    planet in the solar system.

    • Venus and Earth are often


    called twins because they are
    similar in size, mass
    Earth
    • Earth is the third closest
    planet to The Sun

    • It is the only planet we


    have found that contains
    life
    • It takes 365 days (one
    year) for the Earth to
    complete one full orbit. 
    • Earth has only one
    moon, which we call
    “the moon”
    Mars
    1.​Mars is the fourth planet from the
    sun. It is a terrestrial planet which
    means that like Earth it has a hard,
    rocky surface you can walk on.

    2.Mars is called the Red Planet


    because of all the iron in the soil.

    3.It is half the size of Earth.


    4.Mars may look warm but it’s very
    cold. The average temperature is
     -62 degrees Celsius. Yikes!

    5.Mars has two moons, and their


    names are Phobos and Deimos.
    Jupiter
    • Jupiter is the biggest planet
    in our solar system.
    • Jupiter is the fifth planet from
    the Sun 
    • It is covered in swirling cloud
    stripes
    • Jupiter has 80 confirmed
    moons
    • 12 Earth years to orbit
    Saturn
    • Saturn has 63 moons
    • Saturn is the sixth planet from
    the Sun
    • Saturn has a lovely set of
    seven main rings with spaces
    between them rings we see
    are made of groups of tiny
    ringlets that surround Saturn.
    They’re made of chunks of
    ice and rock.
    Uranus
    • Uranus is a strange ringed
    planet that sits on its side
    • Uranus is the seventh planet
    from the sun and the third
    largest planet in the solar
    system. 
    • Uranus is blue-green in color,
    • The planet is often dubbed an
    ice giant,
    • It takes about 84 Earth
    years to complete one orbit.
    • has 27 known moons
    • Neptune is the farthest
    Neptune
    planet from the sun
    • This blue gas giant is far larger than Earth,
    • It takes Neptune about 165 Earth
    years to complete one orbit
    • Neptune has 14 moons,.

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