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NINE PLANETS
“WANDERER”
STARS VS. PLANETS :
STARS VS. PLANETS STARS
SHINE DUE TO LIGHT AND HEAT
TWINKLE
SUN IS A STAR PLANETS
SUN SHINES ON PLANETS
STEADY POINT OF LIGHT
SMALLER THAN STARS
MERCURY :
MERCURY CLOSEST TO SUN
NO ATMOSPHERE
ROCK AND METAL
SECOND SMALLEST PLANET
ROTATES SLOWLY AROUND SUN
VENUS :
VENUS SECOND PLANET
BRIGHTEST
ROTATES SLOWLY
ALMOST SAME SIZE AS EARTH
EARTH :
EARTH ATMOSPHERE FOR PLANTS, ANIMALS, & PEOPLE
THIRD PLANET
GRAVITY
MOON THAT CAUSES TIDES
ORBITS SUN IN 365 DAYS
MARS :
MARS FOURTH PLANET
2004 MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSION
DRY NOW, ONCE HAD RIVERS
RED-IRON ON SURFACE
VERY COLD
JUPITER :
JUPITER FIFTH PLANET
HUGE-BIGGEST
MADE UP OF GASES
GIANT RED CIRCLE THE GREAT RED SPOT
MANY MOONS
SATURN :
SATURN SIXTH PLANET
SECOND LARGEST
HUNDREDS OF RINGS
RINGS MADE OF ICE
EXTREMELY COLD
30 YEARS TO ORBIT SUN
URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO :
URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO URANUS
SEVENTH PLANET
10 RINGS
3RD LARGEST
LONG ORBIT NEPTUNE
EIGHTH PLANET
APPEARS BLUE
VOYAGER II
13 MOONS PLUTO
FARTHEST PLANET
DISCOVERED IN 1930
COLDEST AND SMALLEST
SMALLER THAN MOON