THE SOLAR SYSTEM BY Rachael Vandermark
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THE SOLAR SYSTEMBY Rachael Vandermark
There are 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet Pluto.
The sun is at the center of the solar system.
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SUN
The sun can have spots that are different colors depending on how hot or cold it is.
There are 4 different colors of the sun: blue, orange, green, and yellow.
The sun is personified in many mythologies.
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MERCURY
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
It circles faster than all other planets.
Mercury is smaller in diameter than the moons Ganymede and Titan.
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VENUS
Venus is a twin to Earth because they are similar.
Venus is the 2nd closest to the sun and the 6th largest.
Venus is named after a female god.
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EARTH
Earth is the planet we live on.
When you are in space it looks all blue because Earth is mostly water.
Earth is made out of mostly water.
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MARS
Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.
Mars is the last inner planet.
The color of Mars is a rust color.
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THE ASTEROID BELT
Asteroids are small bodies of the Solar System.
The asteroids also orbit around the sun.
The asteroid belt orbits around Mars and Jupiter.
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JUPITER
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.
Also it is by far the largest planet.
Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.
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SATURN
Saturn has a ring around it.
It is the 6th planet from the sun.
Saturn is the god of agriculture.
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URANUS
Uranus is a gas giant.
Uranus has 27 moons, and it is the 7th from the sun.
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NEPTUNE
Neptune has at least 13 moons.
It is one of the wildest planets in our solar system
Winds can reach at least 2000 miles per hour.
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THE DWARF PLANET PLUTO
Pluto is one dwarf planet.
Tiny Pluto has a rocky surface.
Pluto’s moon is actually the size of Pluto.
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Galaxy
Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars.
The number of Galaxies can’t be counted.
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Comet
A Comet is an ice body that releases gas or dust.
They often are compared to dirt snowballs.
Comets contain dust, ice, carbon dioxide, and more.
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UNIVERSE
The universe is constantly being created and destroyed.
The Universe spans diameter of over 150 billion.
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OTHER DWARF PLANETS
Some dwarf planets are Pluto, Eris, 2003 ElL61, and Orcus.
There are 5 Dwarf Planets in our Solar System.
The name of the 5 Dwarf Planets they are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea.
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TELESCOPE
Telescope is something that lets you see far away.
There are a wide range of telescopes that work in different ways.
They were first being used in 17th century.
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CONSTELLATION
A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern.
There are different constellations like Lepus the hare.
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OTHER STARS
Other stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma.
There are plenty of other stars in the Milky Way.
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