The Planets
Order of the planets from the sun
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The Planets
Terrestrials:
the four planets closest to the sun
made of mostly solid rock
Mercury:
closest to the sun
second hottest planet
smallest out of all the planets
more craters than any other planet
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Venus:
rotates clockwise (all others rotate counterclockwise)
closest planet to earth
only planet named after a female figure
Earth:
largest of terrestrial planets
only known planet to support life
70% of surface covered in water
Gas Giants:
four planets farthest from the sun
not solid-more fluid like, made of gases
much larger than Terrestrials
Jupiter:
has 67 moons!
largest planet
Great Red Spot is an enormous storm going on for hundreds of years
Saturn:
"The Ringed Planet"
fastest winds of any planet
flattest planet
extremely hot interior
Uranus:
coldest planet
referred to as an "ice giant"
Neptune:
Great and Small Dark Spots (storms)
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