Facts About Each Planet In Our Solar System

Sun ●One million earths could fit in the sun ●Light from the sun takes Eight Minutes to reach the Earth ●The Temperature Inside the Sun can reach Fifteen Million Degrees Celsius ●The Distance from the Sun to Earth changes throughout the Year ●The Sun has a very strong Magnetic Field

Earth ●The Earth’s rotation is slowing down as we speak ●The Earth was once believed to be the center of the universe ●Earth is the only planet not named after a god ●Of all the planets in our solar system, the Earth has the greatest density ●There are more living organisms in a teaspoonful of soil than there are people on earth

Mars ●Mars and Earth have almost the same surface area ●Mars has the tallest mountain in the solar system ●Only 18 missions to Mars have been successful ●Mars has the biggest dust storms in the solar system ●On Mars the Sun appears about half the size as it does on Earth

Saturn ●Saturn can be seen with the naked eye ●Saturn is the flattest planet in the solar system ●Saturn orbits the Sun one time every 29. 4 Earth years ●Saturn is made of almost all hydrogen ●Saturn has the most rings in the solar system

JUPITER ●Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the solar system ●Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets ● Jupiter has cloud features ●There's a giant red spot that’s a storm ●Jupiter has a set of rings that are very hard to see

Venus ● A day on Venus is longer then a whole year on Earth ● Venus is the only planet rotates counter clockwise ● The Russians were the first of all people to do a mission on venus ●Venus can reach up top 870 degrees Fahrenheit ● 243 days on hearth is 1 day on venus

Mercury ● 176 days on earth is 1 day on mercury ●Mercury is the smallest planet known in our solar system ●Mercury has the second most craters in our solar system ●Mercury is one of the many planets named after a god ●Mercury is the closest planet to the sun

Neptune ●Neptune spins very fast ●Neptune is considered a ice giant ●Neptune has a really active climate ●Neptune has 14 moons that we know of ●only one spacecraft has flown by Neptune

Uranus ● 1 day on Uranus is 17 hours and 14 minutes ●Uranus is the coldest planet in our solar system ●Uranus’s moons are named after W. S characters ●You can see Uranus with the naked eye ●Uranus is the only planet named after a Greek god

Sources ● http: //space. com/ ● http: //space-facts. com/