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Wandering Worlds

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Planets They are always moving and they reflect light of the sun
Inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
Mercury The planet closest to the sun. Also the speediest planet and the planet with the shortest orbit. Extreme temperatures
Venus Sometimes called morning or evening star. Planet closest to earth. Only planet on which a day is longer than a year. Rotates opposite from earth. Hottest planet
Mars Known as "red planet". Two moons called Phobos and Deimos. Desert and rugged terrain. Mountains and canyons bigger than ours. To cold for humans
Jupiter Largest planet, gas giant. Contains gigantic anticyclone called Great Red Spot. 16 moons
Great Red Spot Gigantic anticyclone located on Jupiter
Ganymede One of Jupiter's moons. Largest moon. Slightly smaller than Mars
Europa One of Jupiter's moons. Has an icy surface
Callisto One of Jupiter's moons. Icy and covered with craters
Io One of Jupiter's moons. Contains first active volcanoes ever discovered on another world
Saturn Contains rings that stretch 170,000 mi. across its equator. Least dense of all planets. 1100 mph winds. 20 moons
Mimas One of Saturn's moons. Pockmarked surface like a golf ball
Iapetus One of Saturn's moons. Follows a path that takes it millions of miles away from Saturn
Phoebe One of Saturn's moons. Travels east to west instead of west to east
Titan One of Saturn's moons. Contains an atmosphere composed of nitrogen much like earth
Uranus Third-largest planet. 15 moons orbit this planet. Its equator, ring system, and the orbits and equators of all its moons are nearly perpendicular to the plane of the solar system
Miranda One of Uranus' moons. Has a giant cliff 12 mi. high, over twice the height of Mt. Everest
Neptune Very short days. Methane gas makes it blue. Contains an earth-sized storm called Great Dark Spot. 8 moons
Great Dark Spot An earth-sized storm contained in Neptune
Triton One of Neptune's moons. Orbits it in a clockwise direction
Pluto The outermost planet. Frozen surface. Also the smallest planet. Charon orbits this planet
Charon Pluto's only moon. 1/2 the size of it. Classified as a double planet
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