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par Kari Ward Il y a 9 années

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The Planets

The celestial bodies in our solar system are divided into two main categories: gas giants and terrestrial planets. Gas giants, consisting of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are characterized by their substantial size and composition of gases.

The Planets

The Planets

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telstar- the tornados (instrumental)
starlight-muse
intro---  the planets
Gas Giants: four planets farthest from the sun not solid-more fluid like, made of gases much larger than Terrestrials
Neptune: Great and Small Dark Spots (storms)
Uranus: coldest planet referred to as an "ice giant"
Saturn: "The Ringed Planet" fastest winds of any planet flattest planet extremely hot interior
Jupiter: has 67 moons! largest planet Great Red Spot is an enormous storm going on for hundreds of years
Terrestrials:   the four planets closest to the sun made of mostly solid rock
Mars: experiences huge dust storms has seasons like earth-last twice as long

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Earth: largest of terrestrial planets only known planet to support life 70% of surface covered in water
Venus: rotates clockwise (all others rotate counterclockwise) closest planet to earth only planet named after a female figure

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Mercury: closest to the sun second hottest planet smallest out of all the planets more craters than any other planet

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Order of the planets from the sun

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