STAR TREKKERS BY AYESHA LALANI,ANJIYA LAKHANI, NAEEM IDOW AND AZIM MEGHJI

CENTRAL IDEA THE EARTH IS A PART OF A VAST AND COMPLEX UNIVERSE THAT OPERATES ON A SET OF CONSTANT PRINCIPLES. AN INQUIRY INTO: THE SUN AND THE PLANETS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE PLANET NAMES MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO

MERCURY MERCURY IS THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN BUT IS NOT THE HOTTEST PLANET. MERCURY IS THE CLOSEST TO THE SUN BUT IS NOT THE HOTTEST PLANET. MERCURY IS BROWN IN COLOUR. IN DIAMETER MERCURY IS 4,878 KILOMETERS BIG! IT IS THE SMALLEST PLANET. MERCURY'S SURFACE IS CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE SUNS HEAT. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE MESSENGER OF GODS.

VENUS VENUS IS THE SECOND CLOSEST TO THE SUN BUT THE HOTTEST PLANET.VENUS IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GODDES OF LOVE. VENUS IS GOLDEN BROWN. VENUS IS COVERED WITH THICK, SPINNING CLOUDS. IN DIAMETER VENUS IS 12,104 KILOMETERS BIG. VENUS IS THE SECOND CLOSEST TO THE SUN BUT THE HOTTEST PLANET.VENUS IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GODDES OF LOVE. VENUS IS GOLDEN BROWN. VENUS IS COVERED WITH THICK, SPINNING CLOUDS. IN DIAMETER VENUS IS 12,104 KILOMETERS BIG.

EARTH EARTH IS WERE WE LIVE. IT IS NEAR ENOUGH FOR THE HEAT FROM THE SUN TO MAKE THE PLANET WARM. BUT IT IS NOT AS HOT AS MERCURY AND VENUS. ITS DIAMETER IS 12,756 KILOMETERS.THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 149,597,870 KILOMETERS. EARTH IS WERE WE LIVE. IT IS NEAR ENOUGH FOR THE HEAT FROM THE SUN TO MAKE THE PLANET WARM. BUT IT IS NOT AS HOT AS MERCURY AND VENUS. ITS DIAMETER IS 12,756 KILOMETERS.THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 149,597,870 KILOMETERS.

MARS MARS IS A REDDISH-BROWNISH COLOUR. IT HAS 2 KNOWN MOONS. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR. THE DIAMETER OF MARS IS 6,787 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 187,595,730 KILOMETERS. MARS IS A REDDISH-BROWNISH COLOUR. IT HAS 2 KNOWN MOONS. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR. THE DIAMETER OF MARS IS 6,787 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 187,595,730 KILOMETERS.

JUPITER JUPITER IS THE BIGGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER THERE IS AN ASTEROID BELT. JUPITER IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN KING OF GODS. THE DIAMETER OF JUPITER IS 142,800 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 778,357,720 KILOMETERS. JUPITER HAS 27 KNOWN MOONS. IT IS A HUGE BALL OF GAS.

SATURN SATURN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS. SATURN IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF FARMING. THE DIAMETER OF SATURN IS 120,660 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 1,427, 014,100 KILOMETERS. SATURN HAS 30 KNOWN MOONS.JUST LIKE JUPITER, SATURN IS A BALL OF GAS. SATURN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS. SATURN IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF FARMING. THE DIAMETER OF SATURN IS 120,660 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 1,427, 014,100 KILOMETERS. SATURN HAS 30 KNOWN MOONS.JUST LIKE JUPITER, SATURN IS A BALL OF GAS.

URANUS URANUS IS A VERY COLD PLANET. IT IS ABOUT 64 TIMES BIGGER THAN EARTH.URANUS HAS RINGS BUT THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM EARTH. THE DIAMETER OF URANUS IS 51,118 KILOMETERS. URANUS HAS 21 KNOWN MOONS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 2,869,287,100 KILOMETERS.URANUS IS ALSO A BALL OF GAS. URANUS IS A VERY COLD PLANET. IT IS ABOUT 64 TIMES BIGGER THAN EARTH.URANUS HAS RINGS BUT THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM EARTH. THE DIAMETER OF URANUS IS 51,118 KILOMETERS. URANUS HAS 21 KNOWN MOONS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 2,869,287,100 KILOMETERS.URANUS IS ALSO A BALL OF GAS.

NEPTUNE NEPTUNE IS THE COLDEST PLANET.IT IS THE LAST PLANET FROM THE SUN. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA. THE DIAMETER IS 49,528 KILOMETERS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN IS 4,497,000,000. NEPTUNE HAS 8 KNOWN MOONS. JUST LIKE JUPITER, SATURN AND URANUS, NEPTUNE IS A BALL OF GAS.