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    The sun is a middle-sized yellow star that formed from a cloud of gas and dust 5 billion years ago. It holds 99.85% of the mass in our solar system and its core reaches temperatures over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit through nuclear fusion reactions. There are four terrestrial planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Beyond them is the asteroid belt, followed by the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are made up of gases rather than solid surfaces. Each planet has unique characteristics like atmospheric composition and temperatures.

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    The sun is a middle-sized yellow star that formed from a cloud of gas and dust 5 billion years ago. It holds 99.85% of the mass in our solar system and its core reaches temperatures over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit through nuclear fusion reactions. There are four terrestrial planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Beyond them is the asteroid belt, followed by the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are made up of gases rather than solid surfaces. Each planet has unique characteristics like atmospheric composition and temperatures.

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    The sun is a middle-sized yellow star that formed from a cloud of gas and dust 5 billion years ago. It holds 99.85% of the mass in our solar system and its core reaches temperatures over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit through nuclear fusion reactions. There are four terrestrial planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Beyond them is the asteroid belt, followed by the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are made up of gases rather than solid surfaces. Each planet has unique characteristics like atmospheric composition and temperatures.

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    SUN AND PLANET FACTS

    Sun -- * middle-sized yellow star


    * formed from cloud of hydrogen gas and dust, 5 billion years ago
    * holds 99.85% of the mass of our solar system
    * 92% hydrogen and 8% helium
    * Core is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit
    * nuclear reactions of hydrogen atoms being forced together under
    high temperature and pressure to form helium
    * heat is from nuclear reactions

    Terrestrial planets – dense planets

    Mercury -- * orbit 88 Earth days, rotation 58 ½ Earth years


    * 800° F on the Sun side to -297° F on the dark side
    * no atmosphere because so small
    * covered in craters, bombarded with asteroids and comets
    * gray
    * mostly iron and very dense

    Venus -- * orbit 225 earth days, rotation 243 days; day is longer than its
    year
    * 908° F to 710° F
    * thick carbon dioxide atmosphere keeps temperatures hotter than
    Mercury, 90 times the atmospheric pressure of earth
    * only planet to rotate clockwise
    * many volcanoes
    * yellowish – white

    Earth -- * only planet we know has life


    * orbit 365 days, rotation 24 hours
    * -100° F to 120° F
    * atmosphere with oxygen
    * liquid water is abundant
    * bluish – green

    Mars -- * Orbit 2 earth years, rotation 24 hours and 30 minutes


    * - 117° F to - 27° F
    * thin carbon dioxide atmosphere
    * red - orange color, covered in rust
    * polar ice caps, liquid water in the past
    * 2 rovers on its surface
    Main Asteroid Belt -- Rocky remnants from our early solar system, largest rock
    is 620 miles across.

    Gas Planets – Planets without any solid metals or rocks on the outer surface.
    May not be able to walk on these planets. May have a rocky or icy center.

    Jupiter -- * largest planet, made of gas with icy core


    * orbits 12 years, rotates every 9 hours
    * faint rings
    * atmosphere filled with storms and lightning
    * winds up to 250 mph
    * Giant Red Spot, massive storm raging for the last 300 years
    * orange, brown, red and white bands
    * – 145° F
    * 50 moons

    Saturn -- * second largest planet, gas with solid icy core


    * least dense, made of hydrogen and helium
    * winds 1100 mph
    * largest and most beautiful rings; made of ice, dust and rocks, up
    to 1000 rings in total
    * rings are 150,000 miles wide but only half a mile thick
    * pale yellow
    * - 178° F
    * orbits 30 years, rotates every 10 hours
    * 53 moons

    Uranus -- * gas planet with rocky, icy core


    * faint rings
    * light blue-green color due to methane gas atmosphere
    * 84 years to orbit, rotates on its side every 17 hours. Side rotation
    may be due to a large object smashing into it or a moon being
    pulled out of it
    * – 350° F
    * 27 moons

    Neptune -- * gas planet with rocky, icy core


    * faint rings,
    * Light blue color due to methane gas atmosphere
    * Cloud moving quickly across the planet
    * Fastest winds of 1250 mph
    * 165 years to orbit, rotates every 16 hours
    * – 392° F
    * 13 moons

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