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The PlanetsThe Planets
Earth ScienceEarth Science
MercuryMercury
Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial
Diameter:Diameter: 0.383 0.383
Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 0.387 0.387
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.05530.0553
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: NegligibleNegligible
Unique:Unique: Closest to Closest to SunSun
VenusVenus
Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial
Diameter:Diameter: 0.949 0.949
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 0.723 0.723
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.815 0.815
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: Mostly Mostly COCO22
Unique:Unique: Strong Strong greenhouse effect, greenhouse effect, spins “backwards”spins “backwards”
EarthEarth
Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial
Diameter:Diameter: 1.0 1.0
Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 1.0 1.0
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 1.0 1.0
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: N N22 and and
OO22
Unique:Unique: Supports life Supports life
MarsMars
Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial
Diameter:Diameter: 0.5326 0.5326
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 1.5237 1.5237
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.107450.10745
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: Thin CO Thin CO22
Unique:Unique: Biggest Biggest mountain (Olympus mountain (Olympus Mons)Mons)
JupiterJupiter
Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant
Diameter:Diameter: 11.209 11.209
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 5.2028 5.2028
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 317.94 317.94
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22 and and
HeHe
Unique:Unique: Biggest planet, Biggest planet, largest moon largest moon “Ganymede”“Ganymede”
SaturnSaturn
Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant
Diameter:Diameter: 9.4494 9.4494
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 9.5388 9.5388
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 95.181 95.181
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22 and and
HeHe
Unique:Unique: Well- Well-developed rings, most developed rings, most moons incl. Titan.moons incl. Titan.
Saturn’s Moon “Mimas”Saturn’s Moon “Mimas”
UranusUranus
Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant
Diameter:Diameter: 4.0074 4.0074
Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 19.1914 19.1914
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 14.53514.535
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22, He, , He,
and CHand CH44
Unique:Unique: Lays on it’s Lays on it’s sideside
NeptuneNeptune
Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant
Diameter:Diameter: 3.88 3.88
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 30.06 30.06
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 17.135 17.135
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22, He, , He,
and CHand CH44
Unique:Unique: Triton (large Triton (large moon) orbits moon) orbits “backwards”“backwards”
PlutoPlutoType:Type: Dwarf Planet (Rocks Dwarf Planet (Rocks & Ice)& Ice)
Diameter:Diameter: 0.1783 0.1783
Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 39.5294 39.5294
Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.002125 0.002125
Atmosphere:Atmosphere: N N22 and CH and CH44
Unique:Unique: First discovered First discovered of a new class of objectsof a new class of objects