1. What can be found in Space?
Fast Facts
for
Beginning Astronomers

2. What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way

3. How many planets are in our solar system?
There are nine planets counting Pluto!

4. What are the planets Names?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Pluto
Venus
Mars
Mercury

5. Facts
They were all named after Greek Gods and Goddesses, except Earth.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called the inner planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called the outer planets.
Pluto, Eris, Ceres, and a few others are called Dwarf planets.

6. The average surface temperature is…. The core temperature is…
The Sun
The average surface temperature is….
9,900ºF
The core temperature is…
25,000,000ºF

7. Small facts about each planet
When Mercury is the coldest, the surface is seven times colder than a deep freeze.
The air pressure on Venus is so heavy it is like being sat on by 3 ELEPHANTS
Earth’s inner core is hotter than the Sun.
If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, than you would weigh only 40 pounds on Mars.

8. More small facts about each planet.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is 3 times
the size of the Earth.
Winds on Saturn travel up to 1,120 MPH
and the highest wind in the world
recorded was 253 MPH in Australia.
Uranus is named for the Greek God of the sky.
Neptune’s blueness arises from methane in its atmosphere.
Earth is 500 times more massive than
Pluto.

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