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There are 8 planets in our solar system, they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Search
Neptune. With the exception of Neptune and Uranus the other 6 planets can be seen unaided and all 8 are
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Order Of The Planets

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The order of the planets from closest to the Sun outwards is; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and nally Neptune. NASA’s Juno Spacecraft will arrive at Jup
in the next few day after ...
The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter, followed by Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus,
Mars with the smallest being Mercury. The Planets and Moons of Star Wars to
Scale
The table below shows the size of the planet, how far it is from the Sun and how long it takes to complete a I like Star Wars, Star Wars is set in space
single orbit. my website is about space, hence I ...

Name Diameter Distance from the Sun Orbit Period Planet Orbits
Mercury 4,879 km 57,909,227 km (0.39 AU) 88 days An orbit is the path an object takes in
Venus 12,104 km 108,209,475 km (0.73 AU) 225 days space as it revolves around another ...
Earth 12,742 km 149,598,262 km (1 AU) 365.24 days
Pluto Size, Composition, Distance from
Mars 6,779 km 227,943,824 km (1.38 AU) 1.9 years
Sun & Moons
Jupiter 139,822 km 778,340,821 km (5.20 AU) 11.9 years
Size: The New Horizons mission has
Saturn 116,464 km 1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU) 29.5 years veri ed that Pluto is the largest of the ..
Uranus 50,724 km 2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU) 84.0 years
New Horizons Mission & Spacecraft Fac
Neptune 49,244 km 4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU) 164.8 years
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is on a
mission to collect data and ...
What Is A Planet?
Planets are among the many worlds and smaller objects that orbit the Sun. The formal de nition of planet, Cool Space Facts A collection of cool f
as voted on by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, is as follows: about the Sun and all the planets in
solar system (sorry Pluto).
A planet is a celestial body that
(a) is in orbit around the Sun,
(b) has su cient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic
equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and
(c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
Under this de nition, Pluto is NOT a planet, but has been deemed a dwarf planet because it has not yet
cleared its orbit. This de nition is under discussion, particularly by members of the planetary science
community, and it may yet be further re ned.

Planet FAQ
How many planets are there in our solar system? There are 8 planets in our solar system.
What is the smallest planet? Mercury is the smallest planet.
What is the largest planet? Jupiter is the largest planet.

Which planet is closest to the Sun? Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Which planet is farthest from the Sun? Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.
What is the coldest planet? On average Neptune is the coldest planet

What is the hottest planet? Venus is the hottest planet.

What are the inner planets? Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the inner planets.
What are the outer planets? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the outer planets.

Which planets have rings? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have rings.
Is there life on other planets? Not that has been encountered so far!

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