Research Paper On Solar System

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Welcome alien visitors to our solar system we have a variety of terrestrial planets that you can visit on your vacation! The solar system is home to a total of four terrestrial planets each of which are different. However currently we are not able to provide transportation. So you will have to choose from one of our fantastic options.

Mercury- The first planet on our list is the closest to our Sun and it is 3*10^23 kg large. It is a total of 35 million miles from the Sun. Mercury has a large range of temperatures at night from 100 kelvin to a warm 700 kelvin during the day. One day on Mercury is equal to 58 days on Earth and a year is equal to 88 days. Mercury has one solid lithosphere that covers the planet. It's atmosphere contains small amounts of hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. The radius of Mercury is
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If you're looking for warm weather Venus is the place. Its mean temperature is a nice warm 735 K. The hottest in our solar system by far. On Venus the length of a day is 116 Earth days and a year is 225 Earth days. Venus' lithosphere is cooler than the surface of the planet. Venus contains little water and its atmosphere is made of mostly carbon dioxide clouds. The pressure on Venus is 92 times that of Earth. The radius of Venus is 3760 miles.

Earth- The Earth is 92 million miles from our Sun. The mass of Earth is 5.97*10^24 kg. The hottest temperature on Earth is 330 kelvin while the coldest temperature of the Earth is 184 kelvin. The day on Earth is about 24 hours and a year is about 365 days. Earth is the only planet in the solar system that is known to contain life. The Earth consists of plates that move due to convention currents in the mantle. Earth surface consists of 71 percent water and water exists in all states of matter on the planet. The atmosphere is made mostly of its 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The radius of the Earth is 3959

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