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What are the planets in order?
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Merccury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
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What are the main facts about Mercury?
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Mercury:
1. Cratered surface, similar to our moon 2. Axis rotation: 59 Earth Days 3. Second smallest planet 4. Approximate distance from the sun: 36 million miles |
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What are some important facts about Venus?
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Venus:
1. Dense, cloudy atmosphere 2. Only planet to rotate clockwis on its axis 3. Rolling plains, large craters, volcanoes, deep basins 4. Approximate distance from the sun: 67 million miles |
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What are some fatcs about Earth?
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Earth:
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What are the main facts about Mars?
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Mars:
1. Thin atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide 2.Deserts, Canyons, large volcanoes0, including Olympus Mons (90,000 feet) 3. Two satelites: Phobos and Deimos 4. Approximate distance from the sun: 483 million miles |
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