SOLAR SYSTEM Natalie S33

SOLAR SYSTEM

MERCURY Distance from the Sun: Diameter : 57.91 million km 4,879 km Length of orbit: 88 days Climate: History of name: Its surface temperature can reach 801 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and can drop to -279 degrees Fahrenheit at night Its named after the Roman messenger god Mercury FUN FACTS: Mercury is closest to the Sun and is also the smallest planet in the solar system

VENUS Distance form the Sun: Length of orbit: 108.2 million km 225 days Diameter: Climate: 12,104 km 462 degrees celsius FUN FACTS: History of name: It’s the second furthest planet from the Sun in the solar system The Roman goddess of love and beauty

Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system Diameter: Distance from the Sun: 7,926 miles or 12,756 km Length of orbit : Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system 365 ¼ days History of name: Climate: All planets except Earth are named after Roman gods. Earth is an English-German name that means ground Not too hot not too cold

MARS Diameter: Distance from the Sun: 6,779 km Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun Length of orbit: 687 days History of name: Mars is the red planet was named after the God of war Atmosphere: It’s composed of 96% carbon dioxide, 1.93% argon and 1.89% nitrogen, along with oxygen and water

Named after the Roman god of mythology JUPITER Distance from Sun: 778.5 million km Length of orbit: 12 years Climate: History of name: Diameter: -145 degrees celsius Named after the Roman god of mythology 139,820 km

SATURN Climate: -178 degrees celsius Distance of Sun: 1.434 billion km Diameter: History of name: 116,460 km The father of Jupiter Length of orbit: 29 years

Greek god of the sky and the king of the gods URANUS Distance from Sun: Diameter: 2.871 billion km 50,724 km Length of orbit: 84 years Climate: History of name: - 224 degrees celsius Greek god of the sky and the king of the gods

NEPTUNE Distance from Sun: Length of orbit: 4.495 billion km 2.8 billion miles With an average orbital speed of 4.43 km. it takes Neptune 164.8 years Diameter: 49,244 km History of name: Climate: It has huge storms and at night it has dark spots which come and go Neptune was the Roman god of the sea