Geography (Part 2 The solar system)

The study of heavenly bodies is known as Astrology.

Our solar system is the name given to the collection heavenly bodies that encircle round a star
called the sun.
The solar system includes - 1.Sun, 2. Eight Planet, 3. Asteroids, 4.Meteors, 5.comets, 6.
Interplanetary dust, 7. Plasma.
The solar system was oriented in primitive solar nebula, a rotating disc of gas and dust. It it
form this rotating disc that the planets and the rest of the solar system evolved.
Planes- Terrestrial or Rocky planets- 1.Mercury,2.venus, 3.earth, 4.Mars.
Jovian or gas planets- 1.Jupiter, 2.Saturn, 3. Uranus, 4. Neptune.
Pluto, charon,cerse, Xena 2003(UB3130 and sedna are now known as ' Dwarf planets'. and
include lesser objects that orbit the sun in a new class 'small solar system bodies'.

Facts about the planets

Mercury
Smallest planet,closet to the sun; fastest planet.
venus
closest to the Earth and popularly known as Morning star and Evening star. Is is also brightest
and hottest. It rotates in anticlockwise direction while other planets in clockwise direction.
Mars
Known as 'Red Planet'
Jupiter
Biggest planet.
Saturn
least dense planet.
the most spectacular feature of saturn is its rings. saturn's ring is so wide that the earth whose
diameter (12,756 km) is five times smaller that the ring width, could comfortably

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slide along it.

saturn has the biggest family of satellitesTitan, saturn's biggest satellite or moon, is known to have an atmosphere.
NASA observed that Titan is a big source of hydrocarbons.
saturn has 17 satellites(Moons and Moonlets).
Uranus
It is third largest planet.
It rotates in anticlockwise direction while other planets in clockwise direction.
Neptune
It is a farthest planet from the sun.
is is a greenish star.
most distant planet from the sun.
Asteroids have their orbits between the planets mars and jupiter. Ceres is the biggest asteroids.
Asteroids revolves around the sun.
The sun
The sun is the centre of our solar system.
The average distance between the sun and the earth is called one Astronomical Unit.
Its energy is generated by nuclear fusion in its interior. The sun consumes about one trillion
pounds of hydrogen every second.

To be Continued

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