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Our Nearest Neighbour This is our moon It is 384,400 Kilometres from Earth The craters on the moon are from asteroids that have hit the moon over millions of years It is the only other planet man has set foot on besides the Earth 12 astronauts have landed on the moon 11 of the astronauts were boy scouts

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins - Apollo 11 in July 1969

Our Solar System

The Spin of the Solar System

International Space Station

The International Space Station as viewed from Corrin Woods (Rathcormac) September 2018

Facts about Mercury A year on Mercury is just 88 days long Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System Mercury the second hottest planet after Venus in our solar system Mercury is the most cratered planet in the Solar System. Mercury is named after the Roman messenger to the Gods.

Facts about Venus A day on Venus lasts longer than a year   A day on Venus lasts longer than a year Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.  Venus is often called the Earth’s sister planet.  Venus is also known as the Morning Star and the Evening Star.  Named after the Roman Goddess of Love

Facts about Earth The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down Earth has a powerful magnetic field which is why we can use compass’s for navigation Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek God Earth has sustained life for billions of years It is very delicate planet and global warming is damaging our eco system

Facts about Mars There has been 28 successful missions to Mars Mars has the largest dust storms in the solar system Mars is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system Mars takes its name from the Roman God of War. There are signs of liquid water on Mars

Curiosity Mars Rover

Facts about Jupiter Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the solar system. The ancient Babylonians were the first to record their sightings of Jupiter Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets. Jupiter orbits the Sun once every 11.8 Earth years. The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on Jupiter.

Facts about Saturn Saturn is the flattest planet in our Solar System Saturn orbits the Sun once every 29.4 Earth years Saturn has oval-shaped storms similar to Jupiter’s Saturn has 150 moons and smaller moonlets Named after the Roman God of Agriculture

Facts about Uranus Uranus was officially discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781 Uranus makes one trip around the Sun every 84 Earth years Uranus is often referred to as an “ice giant” planet Uranus hits the coldest temperatures of any planet Uranus’s moons are named after characters created by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope Uranus is named after the Greek God of the Sky

Facts about Neptune Named after the Roman God of the Sea The atmosphere of Neptune is made of hydrogen and helium, with some methane Neptune has a very active climate Neptune has 14 moons Neptune is the smallest of the ice giants Neptune has a very thin collection of rings

Pluto Pluto used to be considered part of our solar system until 2006 when the International Astronomical Union reclassified it as a dwarf planet and no longer part of our solar system. Poor Pluto 

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