Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System. Its radius is a mere 2,439.7 km. It is so small that the moons of other planets such as Ganymede and Titan are larger than Mercury. Despite being the smallest planet in the Solar System, Mercury is denser than any of the larger gas giants such […]
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Known as the red planet, Mars is nearly half the size of the Earth. Its outer surface is composed of mostly basalt that was brought to the surface by ancient volcanoes, which were active during the planet’s early history. The volcanic activity in the planet stopped many years ago thus leaving its surface covered with
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The distance of Venus from the sun as it orbits around is 108,000,000 kilometers (0.7 AU). It takes Venus 224.65 days to complete its orbit, which means a year on Venus is approximately 224.65 Earth days. While all planets’ orbits are elliptical, Venus’ orbit is the only one which is closest to circular. Its eccentricity
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The mass, size and density of Venus is similar to that of Earth’s. Mercury is the only other planet that has a density similar to Earth’s. Venus is the only planet which is similar in more ways then one. Because of this, Venus has been referred to as Earth’s twin.
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Since the beginning of time, humans have been fascinated by the planets in outer space. This website, provides facts about the planets which will amaze and interest you. As well as facts, we offer a range of other things, such as pictures, history, wallpapers and more. Mercury Profile Venus Profile Earth Profile Mars Profile Jupiter
Sometimes remembering all of the planets can be tough, especially for younger children. Mnemonics can really help you to learn the order of the planets. They are listed in order from the sun. A mnemonic device is a memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, something such as a very short poem or a special word used
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Our Solar System includes the Sun and the planetary system revolving around it. A “planetary system” is a group of non-stellar objects (planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and cosmic dust) that orbit around a star, the sun is classified as a star. The Solar System includes four terrestrial planets (composed of rock and
Texts and descriptions are fine and dandy, but to see planet Pluto for what it is is another thing altogether. Enjoy these pictures of Pluto.
Mass: 1.29 x 1022 Diameter (km): 2300 Mean density (kg/m3): 2030 Escape velocity (m/s): 1100 Average distance from Sun: 39.48 AU (5,906,376,200 km) Rotation period (length of day in Earth days): 6.39 (retrograde) Revolution period (length of year in Earth years): 247.92 Obliquity (tilt of axis degrees): 122.5 Orbit inclination (degrees): 17.15 Orbit eccentricity (deviation
