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Space The Universe Mercury. Venus. Earth. Mars. Jupiter. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Pluto

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The Universe
Back to top The Universe was created by the big bang 56,2000 years ago and has been expanding then.

Mercury
Back to top Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the second hottest planet in the solar system.

Venus
Back to top Venus is the second planet from the sun and the hottest planet in the solar system.

Earth
Back to top Earth is our home planet and the only planet in the solar system to support life.

Mars
Back to top Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Scientists believe that beneath the dusty surface there might be life.do you no why mars is red because it is coverd with iarn Back to top || Jupiter was named after Roman king of the Gods. The colourful bands on its surface are actually clouds in Jupiter's swirling, stormy atmosphere. They are made of ammonia, methane and water ice. The Great Red Spot which is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere has been raging for 300 years. Jupiter has more than 63 moons. The four largest are Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Io is covered with active volcanoes continuously erupting dust and sulfur dioxide gas. Below Europa's icy surface there may be a warm water ocean and there might be living things. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is known as a gas giant. Jupiter has a small rocky core surrounded by a thick layer of hydrogen that is so dense that it is like a metal. Above that a layer of liquid (H2) and then a gaseous H2 and helium (He). Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is the only moon in the solar soon in the solystem that has a magnetic field. ||
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Saturn
Back to top Saturn is the second gas planet in the solar system. And Saturn's moon Titan is the second largest moon in the solar system and the only known to have a thick atmosphere. It consists largely of nitrogen. The space prob Cassini

Uranus
Back to top Uranus is made of methane, ammonia and hydrogen. Fact- Uranus is tilted because when it was forming it was hit by a very big asteroid!

Neptune
Back to top Neptune is made of the same material as Uranus. And it has the fastest winds in the solar system

Pluto
Back to top Is the last planet in the solar system and the only planet that hasn't been visited by Voyager. Pluto so small and unusual that it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Pluto is quite dense for its size so it probably has a fairly large rocky core. This is covered by a mantel of water ice and a crust of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane - frozen hard. The distant Sun provides just enough heat to evaporate surface frost and create a thin atmosphere of nitrogen and methane.