Our Solar System

What is our solar system made up of?

•The Sun•The nine different planets•The planets Moons

The SunThe sun is an average sized starIt is about 5 billion years oldAll the planets rotate around the sun

The temperature of the sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit

MoonsAll of the planets have their own

moon, except for two:

VenusMercury

The order of the planets

My Very Excellent Mother Just Saw Ur Nanny PuttingMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

mercuryDistance from the sun= 36 million miles

Max temperature= 465o C/870o FMin temperature= -184o C/-300o F

venus

Distance from the sun= 67 million miles

Mass= 81% of EarthAverage temp.= 449o C/850o F

earth

Distance from the sun= 93 million miles

Average temp.= 7.2o C/45o F1 orbit around the sun= 365.3 days

marsDistance from the sun= 142 million miles

Max temperature= 36o C/98o FMin temperature= -123o C/-190o F

jupiterDistance from the sun= 483 million miles

Average temp.= -153o C/-254o F1 orbit around the sun= 4332.59 days

saturn

Distance from the sun= 888 million miles

Mass= 95 x’s more than EarthAverage temp.= -184o C/-300o F

uranus

Distance from the sun= 1,784 million miles

Average temp.= -184o C/-300o F1 orbit around the sun= 30,684 days

neptuneDistance from the sun= 2,794 million miles

Average temp.= -184o C/-370o FMass= 17 x’s more than Earth

plutoDistance from the sun= 3,647 million miles

Average temp.= -234o C/-390o F1 orbit around the sun= 90,465 days

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