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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.
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The Planets Various Links music 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 picture of surface
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 picture
Mercury:
closest to the sun
second hottest planet
smallest out of all the planets
more craters than any other planet Subtopic
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Main topic Order of the planets from the sun planet song
