Facts:

1.The definition of a planet and a moon is

fuzzy.
2. Comets and asteroids are leftovers of
what the Solar System used to look like.
3. The planets are all on the same “plane”
and orbit in the same direction.
4. We’re nowhere near the center of the
galaxy.
5. But the Solar System is bigger than you
think- it takes a long time to leave the Solar System. In
2012, some 35 years after leaving Earth on a one-way trip to
the outer solar Solar System, Voyager 1 passed through the
area where the Sun’s magnetic and gas environment gives way
to that of the stars, meaning that it is interstellar space.
6. We can use the Solar System to better
understand exoplanets- Exoplanets are so far away, and
so small in our telescopes, that it’s difficult to see very much
detail in their atmospheres.

Group III
The solar system is
Bongon, Bianca
Mabulay, Angel
Pamonag, Lorie consists of
Quisil, Flonizza the sun and everything
Silan, Nina that orbits, or travels
around, the sun. This
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includes the eight planets
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The Sun- The Sun is a star found at
the center of the Solar System. It
makes up around 99.86% of the Solar
System's mass. At around 1,392,000
kilometers(865,000 miles) wide
The Moon
The Moon is a large natural object that
orbits, or travels around, Earth. After the
Sun it is the brightest object in the sky.
The average distance between the Moon
and Earth is about 238,900 miles
The Planets
Mercury
Mercury is the planet closest to our Sun, and it is
the eighth largest of the nine planets. Mercury is
a small, rocky planet – much like our Moon. It is
covered with craters and has changed very little
from when it was first formed.
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and
the sixth largest of all. Venus’ hot temperature
is due to what we call “the Greenhouse Effect.”
The large amount of carbon dioxide in Venus’
atmosphere acts like a blanket
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and
the fifth largest of the nine planets. Earth is
the only planet on which water can exist in
liquid form on the surface. The Earth’s vast
oceans keep temperatures stable – important
for life on our planet.
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the
seventh largest of the nine planets. Mars comes
in second place (Earth being in first) for having
the most highly varied and interesting terrain of
any of the terrestrial planets.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and
by far the largest of all nine planets.
Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all
the other planets combined – It’s 318 times
bigger than the Earth! Jupiter does not
have a solid surface due to its gaseous
composition. The swirls and bands we see when looking at Jupiter
are the tops of clouds high in its atmosphere.
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun,
and the second largest of the nine planets.
Saturn’s bands, however, are much fainter.
The bands are also much wider near the
equator. Saturn’s rings are very bright.
Though they look “solid” or continuous from the Earth, the rings
are actually composed of many, many small particles circling
Uranus Saturn at their own speeds.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and
the third largest of the nine planets (in size).
Uranus is larger in size but smaller in weight
than Neptune. Like the other gas planets,
Uranus has bands of clouds that blow around
rapidly. Uranus’ bands are very, very faint.
Neptune
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and
the fourth largest. Neptune is smaller in size
but it’s heavier than Uranus. Neptune’s blue
color is the result of a gas called “methane” in
its atmosphere. It has rapid winds trapped in
“bands” of latitude and large storms.