https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz Fun facts about the planets in the Solar System en-us 2016-08-02 23:50:47 UTC 2023-07-07 08:19:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117409078 Our solar system is a quite magnificent and extraordinary thing and it is bigger than most of us can even fathom. The end of the solar system is said to be approximately 122 astronomical units from the sun, where one astronomical unit is around 93 million miles. Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy and includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as comets, asteroids, and moons. (Up until 2006, there was another planet, Pluto.  It has since been labeled a "dwarf planet".)  ]]> 2016-08-02 23:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117409078 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117416487 *The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are known as terrestrial planets.
*The four outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are known as gas giant planets.
*The Sun takes up about 99.86% of the mass of the solar system, leaving .14% accounted for by the planets.]]> 2016-08-03 01:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117416487 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117416831 *Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets in our solar system and it is the closest to the Sun.
*A day on Mercury is equivalent to 176 days on Earth.
*A year on Mercury is 88 Earth days.
*A person would weigh 38% of their current weight on Mercury.
*Even though it is closest to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet.
*35.98 million miles from the Sun.]]> 2016-08-03 01:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117416831 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117417607 *Venus rotates the opposite direction of the majority of the other planets.
*A day on Venus is equivalent to 243 Earth days.
*A year on Venus is equivalent to 225 Earth days.
*Venus has no moons or rings.
*Venus is the brightest object in the sky, excluding the moon.
Venus is covered by clouds comprised of sulphuric acid.]]> 2016-08-03 01:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117417607 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117417859 *Because the atmosphere on Mars is so thin, water cannot exist in liquid form on the planet.
*A day on Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes. 
*A year on Mars is 687 Earth days.
*Mars has 2 moons.
*Mars is known as the "red planet" because it is covered with "rust-like" dust. The atmosphere is also a pinkish red color because tiny particles are thrown up from the surface.]]> 2016-08-03 01:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117417859 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117418925 *The Earth is 94.3 million miles away from the Sun.
*It takes the light, from the sun, about 8 minutes and 19 seconds to reach the Earth.
*The Earth is the only planet, thus far, known to support human life.
*The Earth is the densest planet in the solar system. 
*The Earth is the 5th largest planet in the solar system.]]> 2016-08-03 01:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117418925 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117419122 *A day on Jupiter lasts about 10 Earth hours.
*A year on Jupiter lasts approximately 11.86 years on Earth.
*Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.  
*It is 2.5 times more massive than all of the other planets combined.
*Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet.
*Jupiter has 67 moons.
*The red spot on Jupiter is a hurricane that has been active for over 300 years.]]> 2016-08-03 01:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117419122 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117475586 *A year on Saturn is approximately 29.46 years.
*A day on Saturn is 10.7 Earth hours.
*Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
*Saturn is mostly comprised of gases.
*Saturn's rings are made of ice, dust, and rock.
*Saturn is often referred to as "The Jewel of the Solar System".
*Saturn has 150 moons and smaller moonlets.]]> 2016-08-03 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117475586 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117478953 *A day on Uranus is 17 hours and 14 minutes.
*A year on Uranus is 84.02 Earth years.
*Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system, even though it is not the furthest away from the Sun.
*Uranus has 27 moons.
*Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.
*Uranus is tipped on it's side.
*Uranus, like Venus, spins the opposite direction of the majority of the other planets.

]]> 2016-08-03 18:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117478953 ahenson41 https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117478992 *A day on Neptune is 16 hours and 6 minutes.
*A year on Neptune is 164.79 Earth years.
*Each season on Neptune lasts approximately 40 Earth years.
*Neptune has the most violent weather in the solar system.
*Neptune is the smallest of the 4 gas giant planets.
*Neptune has 13 moons.]]> 2016-08-03 18:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenson41/f3eqwou3c8jz/wish/117478992