Space Facts
MERCURY
#1 Mercury is the closet planet to the sun.
#2 Mercury has the fastest orbit around the sun.
#3 Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
VENUS
#1 Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
#2 Venus orbits counter-clockwise.
#3 Venus is also called earth's sister planet.
MARS
#1 Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the past.
#2 Mars orbits 228 km from the sun.
#3 Mars has two moons.
JUPITER
#1 Jupiter is the largest planet on the solar system.
#2 Jupiter has 4 known rings.
#3 Jupiter has 63 things orbiting it.
SATURN
#1 Saturn has rings.
#2 Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
#3 Saturn has many moons.
URANUS
#1 Uranus was the first planet discovered by telescope.
#2 Uranus spins lying on its side.
#3 Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.
NEPTUNE
#1 Neptune has 13 moons
#2 A day on Neptune is 16 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds
#3 Neptune orbits 4.5 billion km from the sun
PLUTO
#1 Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system
#2 Pluto is a dwarf planet
#3 Pluto is the smallest thing called a planet in our solar system.
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#1 Mercury is the closet planet to the sun.
#2 Mercury has the fastest orbit around the sun.
#3 Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
VENUS
#1 Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
#2 Venus orbits counter-clockwise.
#3 Venus is also called earth's sister planet.
MARS
#1 Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the past.
#2 Mars orbits 228 km from the sun.
#3 Mars has two moons.
JUPITER
#1 Jupiter is the largest planet on the solar system.
#2 Jupiter has 4 known rings.
#3 Jupiter has 63 things orbiting it.
SATURN
#1 Saturn has rings.
#2 Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
#3 Saturn has many moons.
URANUS
#1 Uranus was the first planet discovered by telescope.
#2 Uranus spins lying on its side.
#3 Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.
NEPTUNE
#1 Neptune has 13 moons
#2 A day on Neptune is 16 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds
#3 Neptune orbits 4.5 billion km from the sun
PLUTO
#1 Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system
#2 Pluto is a dwarf planet
#3 Pluto is the smallest thing called a planet in our solar system.
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