Our Solar System

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  1. 3. Belt A donut-shaped ring of icy objects around the sun. It is orbited by eight planets: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. 4. Fastest and smallest plant in our solar system. Speed of around 29 miles per second. Completes each orbit of the sun in only 88 earth days. Dark grey colour planet.
  3. 7. Freezing cold around -63 degree. Has 2 moons (Deimos and Phobos).Second smallest planet in our solar system. Diameter of 6, 779 KM. A reddish colour planet.
  4. 10. Located between orbits of Mars and Jupiter that has millions of aestroid. It comes in variety of sizes.
  5. 11. Closet planet to the sun with the surface of about 900 degree F. The surface is a rust-coloured, covered in thousands of massive volcanoes, mountains and other natural features. Is a yellowish-white colour planet.
  6. 12. Hot Glowing ball of hydrogen and helium. 27 million degree. Largest object in our solar system. Appears as Bright yellow colour but is actually white.
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  1. 1. The biggest planet in our solar system. Surrounded by many moons. Massive ball of Gas. Takes 11.86 earth years to complete 1 revolution around the sun. It has big storms like the Great Red Spot, that has been going on for years. Light brown and beige colour with colourful bands of clouds.
  2. 2. windy, cold, dark, and thick atmosphere. It is the furthest planet in our solar system. Has 14 moons. Methane, helium, and hydrogen make up its atmosphere. The distance from the sun is greater than 30 times of earth. Blue planet.
  3. 5. Third planet from the sun, with an atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen gas. It appears blue and green from space.
  4. 6. A dwarf planet. Located in the Kuiper Belt, an area beyond Neptune that is home to many icy bodies and other dwarf plants. Very small planet, half as wide as the United States, and Charon is its largest moon. Reddish- brown colour.
  5. 8. Second largest planet, and is located six planets from the sun. Its a gigantic ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter another gas giant. Also has dozens of moons. Yellowish-brown colour.
  6. 9. Spins on its side almost at a 90-degree angle not like other planets. Its a ice giant mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core. Has a thick atmosphere that is made of, hydrogen, methane, and helium. 7th planet from the sun and can fit 63 earths in it. Blue-green planet.