Our
planet consists of (8) planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus & Neptune. With the exception of Neptune and Uranus, the other (6)
planets can be seen unaided and all eight are visible with a small telescope / binoculars.
The order of the planets (from closest proximity to the Sun outwards) are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and finally, Neptune. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter, followed by Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars and the smallest, Mercury.
The order of the planets (from closest proximity to the Sun outwards) are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and finally, Neptune. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter, followed by Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars and the smallest, Mercury.
Name
|
Diameter
|
Distance from the
Sun
|
Orbit Period
|
Mercury
|
4,879 km
|
57,909,227 km (0.39
AU)
|
88 days
|
Venus
|
12,104 km
|
108,209,475 km (0.73
AU)
|
225 days
|
Earth
|
12,742 km
|
149,598,262 km (1 AU)
|
365.26 days
|
Mars
|
6,779 km
|
227,943,824 km (1.38
AU)
|
1.9 years
|
Jupiter
|
139,822 km
|
778,340,821 km (5.20
AU)
|
11.9 years
|
Saturn
|
116,464 km
|
1,426,666,422 km
(9.58 AU)
|
29.5 years
|
Uranus
|
50,724 km
|
2,870,658,186 km
(19.22 AU)
|
84.0 years
|
Neptune
|
49,244 km
|
4,498,396,441 km
(30.10 AU)
|
164.8 years
|
Credit Given to:
http://space-facts.com/planets/
Wow! that's a lot of detail!
ReplyDeleteRemember the days when Pluto was still a planet?
ReplyDeleteI guess scientists are still debating Pluto's planet-ness: http://www.businessinsider.com/new-horizons-pluto-photos-definition-of-a-planet-debate-2015-7
ReplyDeleteI took study of the stars in college, this is bringing me back... haha
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