Learning the Solar System by Alejandra Resendiz https://padlet.com/aresendiz3/ln6bw1t4lw3h How far are the planets from the Sun?... and more en-us 2016-08-01 20:11:45 UTC 2023-06-28 14:09:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png Neptune aresendiz3 https://padlet.com/aresendiz3/ln6bw1t4lw3h/wish/117317837
  • Neptune is 2.8 billion miles from the Sun. 8th planet from the Sun.
  • Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 years. 
  • Neptune has 13 known moons. 
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  • Uranus is 1.8 billion miles away from the Sun. 7th planet from the Sun. 
  • Uranus is the coldest planet in our Solar System. (-357 F)
  • Uranus has 27 moons. 
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  • Saturn is 886 million miles away from the Sun. 6th planet from the Sun.
  • 5 missions to Saturn; Cassini, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Huygens, Pioneer 11.
  • Saturn has seven rings( span up to 175 miles) , there is 53 known moons and 9 moons waiting to be confirmed. 
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  • Jupiter is 484 million miles away from the Sun. 5th planet from the Sun. 
  • Jupiter is the most massive planet in our Solar System. 
  • Jupiter has massive storms known as the Great Red Spot, raging for hundreds of years. 
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  • Mars is 142 million miles away from the Sun. 4th planet from the Sun.
  • Mars length of the year is 687 Earth days,
  • Mars surface has familiar surfaces compared to Earth like volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps. 
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  • Earth is 93 millions miles away from the Sun. 3rd planet from the Sun.
  • Scientist date the Earth to be about 4.5 billions years old. 
  • Earth is composed of four layers; the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. 
  • Only known planet to support life. 
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  • Venus is 67 million miles away from the Sun. 2nd planet from the Sun. 
  • Venus spins backwards compared to the other planets.Sun rises up in the West and sets on the East.
  • 225 Earth days is equivalent to 1 year in Venus.
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  • Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, 26 million miles away from the Sun. 
  • Mercury is six times hotter than Earth during daytime and twice as cold as the coldest place on Earth at night. 
  • Mercury looks like Earth's moon, it is scarred by collisions with meteoroids.
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  • The Sun's core temperature is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.
  • The Sun is 4.6 billion years old, it will shed its outer layers and become a white dwarf in a few billion years. 
  • The sun takes about 99.8% of the solar systems mass, leaving .2% to the rest of the planets. 
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