SOLAR SYSTEM

Pluto
Diameter 3,040 Kilometer
Moons 1
Avg.Distance to Sun 5,865.5 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun #48 $ears
%acts
1. T"is Planet is t"e &art"est, t"e smallest, t"e 'ar(est, t"e col'est an' argua!l) t"e
strangest.
#. *t &ollo+s t"e most elongate' an' tilte' or!it in t"e solar s)stem.
3. *ts moon, ,"aron, is nearl) "al& its si-e . a//ears li(e a !i./lanet.
4. 0ASA use' a ne+ in&ra.re' telesco/e, "as learne' t"at Pluto is s"rou'e' in &ro-en
nitrogen. not met"ane as once t"oug"t. 0itrogen ma(es 182 o& t"e air.
0e/tune
Diameter 43,000 Kilometer
Moons 8
Avg.Distance to Sun 4,431 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 165 $ears
%acts
1. *t is 'enser 4 little smaller t"an 5ranus.
#. *ts Atmos/"ere a//ear !lue, +it" 6uic(l) c"anging +"ite clou's o&ten sus/en'e' "ig"
a!ove an a//arent sur&ace.
3. Atmos/"ere constituents are mostl) ")'rocar!on com/oun's.
4. *t 7mits a!out #.3 times more energ) t"an it receives &rom t"e sun an' t"e Aurora
/"enomenon +as notice' !) 8o)ager **.
5ranus
Diameter 5#,036 Kilometer
Moons 11
Avg.Distance to Sun #,85#.8 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 84 $ears
%acts
1. 9aterl) 5ranus is t"e onl) /lanet t"at lies on its si'e.
#. ne /ole, t"an t"e ot"er, &aces t"e Sun as it or!its.
3. 8o)ager.* &oun' nine 'ar(, com/act rings aroun' t"e /lanet an' a cor(scre+.s"a/e'
magnetic &iel' t"at stretc"es millions o& (ilometers.
Mars
Diameter 6,155.# Kilometer
Moons #
Avg.Distance to Sun ##5.6 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 681 Da)s
%acts
1. T"e 8i(ing /ro!es &aile' to :eneat" its t"in atmos/"ere.
#. Mars is !arren, covere' +it" /in( soil an' !oul'ers.
3. ;ong ago it +as active, t"e sur&ace is mar(e' +it" 'ormant volcanoes an' 'ee/
c"asms +"ere +ater once &reel) &lo+e'.
8enus
Diameter 1#,03# Kilometer
Moons 0one
Avg.Distance to Sun 101.5# million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun ##5 Da)s
%acts
1. 7art"<s t+in in si-e an' mass, s/aringl) "ot 8enus is /er/etuall) veile' !e"in'
re&lective sul&uric.aci' clou's.
#. Pro!es an' ra'ar ma//ing "ave /ierce' t"e clou's an' car!on.'io=i'e environment
to reveal &lat, roc() /lains 4 signs o& volcanic activit).
Mercur)
Diameter 4,843.6 Kilometer
Moons 0one
Avg.Distance to Sun 51.6 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 88 Da)s
%acts
1. Tin) Mercur), slig"tl) larger t"an 7art"<s moon.
#. >aces along its elli/tical or!ital 1,16,000 (ilometer /er "our.
3. A s/ee' t"at (ee/s it &rom !eing 'ra+n into t"e Sun<s gravit) &iel'.
4. T"e crate' /lanet "as no atmos/"ere, 'a)s are scorc"ing "ot an' nig"ts, &rigi'.
7art"
Diameter 1#,13#.# Kilometer
Moons 1
Avg.Distance to Sun 148.8 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 365 Da)s
%acts
1. 5ni6uel) mo'erate tem/erature an' t"e /resence o& o=)gen an' co/ious +ater
ma(er 7art" t"e onl) /lanet in t"e solar s)stem to su//ort li&e.
?u/iter
Diameter 1,41,368 Kilometer
Moons 16
Avg.Distance to Sun 11#.8 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun 11.3 $ears
%acts
1. T+o Pioneer s/ace /ro!es /"otogra/"e' t"e @reat >e' S/ot on t"e Solar s)stem<s
largest /lanet.
#. 8o)agers * an' ** later s"o+e' it is an enormous e'') in t"e tur!ulent clou' cover.
7art" t"e onl) /lanet in t"e solar s)stem to su//ort li&e.
3. T"e) also s/otte' 'ust) rings, t"ree ne+ moons an' volcanoes on t"e Moon.
Saturn
Diameter 1,13,#36 Kilometer
Moons #0 or more
Avg.Distance to Sun 1,411.6 million KM
Time to r!it t"e Sun #3.5 $ears
%acts
1. 8o)ager * &oun' t"at t"e cele!rate' rings o& t"e gol'en giant Saturn are com/ose' o&
t"ousan's o& ri//ling, s/iraling !an's Aust 100 &eets t"ic(.
#. T"e moon Titan "as a nitrogen atmos/"ere an' ")'rocar!ons.
Sun
Diameter 13,84,000 Kilometer
Statellites 3 Planets
Age 4.5 !illion )ears
%acts
1. A rat"er or'inar), mi''le age star, t"e gaseous sun ma) reac" a tem/erature o& #1.
millon 'egrees ,elsius at its core.
#. *ts 11 )ears c)cle is no+ a//roac"ing a solar ma=imum, a /erio' mar(e' !) &re6uent
suns/ots an' &lares.
3. n 7art", some ra'io +aves +ill !e 'istur!e' an' t"e ama-ing s() streamers calle'
0ort"ern ;ig"ts +ill a//ear.