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Physically, Mercury is similar in appearance to the Moon as it is heavily cratered. More... |
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Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It is the brightest natural object in the night sky, except for the Moon. More... |
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Home to millions of species including humans, Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to have originated. More... |
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth. More... |
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the solar system. It is two and a half times as massive as all of the other planets in our solar system combined. More... |
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. More... |
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Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is the third largest planet in the solar system. Like the other giant planets, Uranus has a ring system, a magnetosphere, and numerous moons. More... |
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Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly bigger than Uranus. More... |
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Originally classified as a planet, Pluto is now recognised as the largest member of a distinct region called the Kuiper belt. More... |
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