1. SOLAR SYSTEM
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2. SOLAR SYSTEM

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 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