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PLANETS

Planets revolve around the sun and rotate around


their axes. They undergo two motions; revolution which
is around the sun and rotation, their means of spinning
on their respective axes.

There are nine planets in the solar system. In the


order of their distances from the sun, they are Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and
Pluto. Planets may be classified according to their distances
from the sun. Inner planets are those that are close to the
sun,namely, mercury, venus, earth, and mars, while the outer
planets include the last five.
MERCURY

Mercury is the planet nearest to


the sun and the second smallest,
with a diameter of 3,011 miles. It is
about one sixteeth the size of the
earth. Mercury`s magnetic field is about
1% as strong as that of the earth.
Venus
Venus is named
after the roman
goddess of love
and beauty because
as seen from the
earth, it is the
brightest of all the
planets.
Earth
Earth is the only planet
known to support and have
intelligent life. While it has
an atmosphere that makes
it possible for life to flourish,
the other planets are blanketed
by boiling, poisonous gases.
MARS
Mars is earth`s
closest celestial
neighbor beyond the
solar orbit. When seen
up close, it has a redish
color that`s why it is
called the red planet.
JUPITER
Jupiter is the giant member
of the planetary system. It
was named after chief roman
god. The god jupiter was also
known as jove, thus, jovian
is the adjective form used by
astronomers to describe the
planet.
URANUS
In 1781, William Herchel of
England discovered a planet
that was later named Uranus.
Uranus is the third largest planet
in the solar system. Its diameter
is 47,000 kilometers. It has five
moons. It takes 84 earth years
for the planet to orbit the sun,
and 17 hours and 15 minutes
to rotate on its axis. Like jupiter
and saturn, its density is very low.
Uranus has a system of rings
similar to those of saturn.
SATURN

Saturn is the second largest


planet in the solar system.
At first glance, it may look
like a smaller model of
jupiter.
NEPTUNE

Neptune and Uranus are


like twins, besides being
similar in size, they both appear
as pale green due to methane
in their atmospheres. However
since neptune is farther away,
it is believed to be older than
uranus.
PLUTO
Pluto has a density of
roughly 500 to 1,300
km/m3 with a composition
estimated to be 74% water
ice, 21% rock, and 5% methane ice. In
the late 1970s, spectroscopic
examinations showed that its
atmosphere is thin methane gas
probably derived from methane ice on
its surface and accompanied by
unknown gas.

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