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Our Solar System
Our solar system has 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet.
Our sun is in the middle of the solar system.
Mars
Mars is named after the Roman god of war and also known as the “Red Planet”.Olympus Mons a shield volcano could still be active today.
THE ASTEROID BELT
The Asteroid Belt has lots of rocks covered in dust.
The Asteroid Belt sets in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Jupiter
The ancient Babylonians were the first to record the sights of Jupiter.
Jupiter was named after the king of Roman gods.
Saturn
Saturn has rings that are made up of ice and dust
Saturn is the flattest planet and it turns on its axis every ten hours and 34 minutes.
Uranus
Uranus is the coldest planet and referred as the Ice Giant.
The voyager 2 spacecraft was the only spacecraft the flew by Uranus.
Neptune
One storm in Neptune lasted for 5 years and it was called the Great Dark Spot.
Neptune is named after the Roman God of Sea.
The Dwarf planet Pluto
Pluto was named after the Greek God of the Underworld.
No spacecraft has visited Pluto yet.
Galaxy
There is probably more than 170 billion galaxies in the universe.
A galaxy has gas and dust in it.
Comets
Comets usually come from two areas the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.
Comets are ice, dust, and rocks.
Universe
Our universe has an unimaginable expanse of dust, gas, stars, clouds, galaxies, and life.
The universe began in a Big Bang.
Dwarf Planets
There are 5 recognized dwarf planets in our solar system Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris.
The largest dwarf planet is Eris.
Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars the form a pattern in the night sky.
There are 88 official constellations recognized by the international Astronomical Union.
This constellation is The form of Orion.