Some Facts about Planets

1. Mercury

Mercury is the smallest & Innermost Planet in solar system. It’s Orbit around the Sun takes 88 Earth Days. The radius of the Mercury is 2.439 km.

Some interesting Facts about Mercury:

1. Mercury does not have moons.

2. Your weight of Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth.

3. Only two spacecraft have ever visited Mercury.

2. Venus

Venus is the second planet in our solar system. Venus has the densest atmosphere contains 96% Carbon dioxide.The Radius of Venus is 6,051.8 km².

Some interesting Facts about Venus:

1. A Day on Venus is longer than a Earth’s year.

2. Venus is the second brightest natural object in the Earth’s night sky after the moon.

3. Unlike the other planets in our solar system, Venus spins clockwise on its axis.

3. Earth

Earth is the third planet in our solar system. The Earth is the only planet in our solar system knows to support Life.The Radius of Earth is 6,371.0 km.

Some interesting Facts about Earth:

1. The real name of Earth is ‘Gaia’.

2. The Earth to be around 4.5 billion years old.

3. ‘The Blue Marble’ is the only original Picture of Earth which was Click on 7 Dec 1972 by Appolo 17 spacecraft from a distance about 29,000 km.

4. Mars

Mars is the fourth planet & the second smallest planet in our solar system.The Radius of Mars is 3,389.5 km.

Some interesting Facts about Mars:

1. Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war & is often referred to as the ‘ Red Planet’.

2. A day on Mars is about 40 minute longer than a day on Earth.

3. Mars has water in Ancient past but now Mars has frozen water.

5. Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet in our solar system. It has gas giant with a mass one thousand that of the sun. The radius of the Mars is 69,911 km.

Some interesting Facts about Jupiter:

1. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

2. Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets.

3. The Great Red Spot is a huge strome a Jupiter.It has raged atleast 350 years.

6. Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet in our solar system.It is a gas giant with an average 9 times that of Earth.

1. Saturn is the most distant planet that can be seen with naked eyes.

2. Saturn has maximum number of moons total is 82 moons.

3. Saturn has most extensive rings in the solar system.

7. Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet in our solar system. It’s name is a refrence to the Greek god of the sky. The Radius of Uranus is 25, 362 km.

Some interesting Facts about Uranus:

1. Uranus is the coldest planet in our solar system.

2. Uranus was the first planet discovered in modern age.

3. Only one spacecraft visited on Uranus on 24 Jan 1986.

8. Neptune

Neptune is the 8th & last planet in our solar system. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter.It is 17 times mass of Earth. The radius of Neptune is 24,622 km.

Some interesting Facts about Neptune:

1. Neptune is the smallest gas giant.

2.Neptune has the strongest winds in the solar system which goes upto 2,100 km/h.

3. Neptune’s gravity is Almost like Earth.

* Pluto

Pluto was Discovered in 1930. It was declared to be 9th planet of the solar system. But in 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Says that we can not put Pluto in planets list because it is a dwarf planet and has a unique axis as this planet cross his neighbour axis.

Some interesting Facts about Pluto:

1. Pluto is named after the Roman God of the Underworld.

2. Pluto has 5 known moons.

3. Pluto has one third water in his surface but in the form of ICE.

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Vishal Thakur
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