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The Planets

Facts about planets in out solar system

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Has a revolution of 88 days Mercury
Has little to no atmosphere, and a heavily cratered surface Mercury
Is 36 million miles from the sun Mercury
Has a revolution of 224 days Venus
Has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide and clouds containing sulfuric acid Venus
Known as "Earth's Twin" Venus
Only other planet besides Uranus that rotates in the opposite direction Venus
Is the 3rd planet from the sun Earth
Red surface due to iron oxide Mars
Has 2 moons, Phobos and Deimos Mars
Has valleys and canyons indicating it used to have running water on the surface Mars
Revolution is 687 days Mars
Surface has never been photographed, probably a reddish brown color Pluto
Has a moon named Charon Pluto
Largest planet in the solar system Jupiter
Has the fastest rotation of any planet at 10.2 hours Jupiter
Takes 12 years to go around the sun Jupiter
Has a storm know as the Great Red Spot Jupiter
Has 95 moons Jupiter
Ganymede is the largest moon of this planet Jupiter
Planet with rings Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Has the largest ring structure of any planet with 7 main rings Saturn
Revolution takes 29 years Saturn
Currently has 146 moons, the largest being Titan Saturn
Density is less than water Saturn
Planet is tilted 90 degress Uranus
Only planet that rotates in the opposite direction, besides Venus Uranus
Has 27 moons Uranus
Fastest wind speeds in solar system Neptune
Has 14 moons Neptune
This substances causes the blue appearance of Neptune and Uranus methane
This lies between Mars and Jupiter asteroid belt
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