An Amazing Fact a Day

Planet Facts
Amazing Fact
In September 2040, five planets and the Moon will line up, meaning that you will be able to
see them all in the same area of the sky.

Challenge
Planets are fascinating. Use the Internet and non-fiction books to find some interesting facts
about the planets. You could draw a picture of each planet.

You could also try to find out:

• if all eight planets are ever in a line;

• what you can see through a home telescope;

• which comet takes the longest to travel around the Sun.

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Planet Facts
Mercury Venus

Earth Mars

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Jupiter Saturn

Uranus Neptune

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