Our Solar System

By Ge ld E Sm lka ra o End

Where would you like to visit? TheSun Me ury rc Venus Earth Mars Kuip r Be e lt J ite up r Saturn Uranus Ne tune p Pluto End Ta ag e vis l to ke uid d ua ur Le rn m re@ NASA a o

The Sun TheSun is3 2 0 tim sm rem s ivetha 3 ,9 0 e o as n Ea a c nta 9 .8 p rc nt o them s o rth nd o ins 9 6 e e f as f thee ntires la s te . It ishe to e r b o r ys m ld g the y g vita na a c n, p d ingim e e ra tio l ttra tio ro uc m ns p s urea te p ra re s nd m e turea itsc re TheSun ha t o . s s re io - thec re thera ia ix g ns o , d tivezo , a the ne nd c nve tivezo in theinte r; thevis le o c ne rio ib s c , kno n a thep to p re the urfa e w s ho s he ; c m s he ; a theo rm s re io the hro o p re nd ute o t g n, c ro . At thec re thete p ra o na o , m e tureisa o 15b ut m n d g e C ls (a o 2 m n illio e re s e ius b ut 7 illio d g e Fa nhe w h iss e re s hre it), hic uffic nt to ie s ta the o le r fus n. Thee rg us in rm nuc a io ne y p d e in thec rep w rstheSun a ro uc d o o e nd p d e e s ntia a thehe t a lig w ro uc s s e lly ll a nd ht e re e o Ea c ive n rth. End

Mercury Me ury'se tic l o it ta sthes a p ne a rc llip a rb ke m ll la t s c s a 4 m n kilo e rs(2 m n m s a lo e s 7 illio m te 9 illio ile ) nd a fa a 70m n kilo e rs(4 m n m s s r s illio m te 3 illio ile ) fro theSun. If o c ulds ndo thes o hing m ne o ta n c rc s c o Me ury w n it isa itsc s s a p a h, urfa e f rc he t lo e t p ro c theSun w ulda p a a o t thre tim sa la ea o p e r lm s e e s rg s it d e w n vie e fro Ea Te p ra so o s he w d m rth. m e ture n Me ury'ss c c n re c 4 0d g e Ce ius rc urfa e a a h 3 e re s ls (8 0d g e Fa nhe Be a ethep ne ha no 0 e re s hre it). c us la t s a o p reto re in tha he t, nig tm s he ta t a httime te p ra so thes c c n d pto-170d g e m e ture n urfa e a ro e re s C ls (-2 0d g e Fa nhe e ius 8 e re s hre it). End

Venus Ve isc ve db thic ra id s inningc ud nus o re y k, p ly p lo s tha tra s c he t, c a t p urfa e a re tingas o he c rc d g e us -likew rldw te p ra sho re nho e o ith m e ture t e ug to m lt le d a p s ures inte etha no h e a nd re s o ns t s nd o Ve w uld fe l likethep s urefe ta ing n nus o e re s lt 9 0m te d e in Ea 0 e rs e p rth'so e ns The ec ud ca . s lo s re c s fle t unlig in a d n to tra p he t. ht d itio p ing a Be a eVe re c s m h s c us nus fle ts o uc unlig it is ht, us lly theb hte t p ne in thenig s The ua rig s la t ht ky. a o p rec ns tsm inly o c rb n d xid , tm s he o is a f a o io e w c ud o s ith lo s f ulfurica id d p ts Only tra e c ro le . c a o m untso w te ha b e d te te in the f a r ve e n e c d a o p re Thethic a o p retra stheSun's tm s he . k tm s he p he t, re ultingin s c te p ra so r 4 a s urfa e m e ture ve 70 d g e C ls (8 0d g e Fa nhe e re s e ius 8 e re s hre it). End

Earth Ea o ho ep ne istheo p ne in o rth, ur m la t, nly la t ur s la s te kno n toha o life- lifetha is o r ys m w rb r t inc d ly d rs . All o thething w ne d to re ib ive e f s e e survivea p vid d und r athin la r o re ro e e ye f a o p retha s p ra susfro the tm s he t e a te m uninha ita levo o s a e Ea ism d up o b b id f p c . rth ae f c m le inte c o p x, ra tives te stha a o n ys m t re fte unp d ta le Air, w te la , a life- inc ing re ic b . a r, nd nd lud hum ns- c m inefo e to c a ac ns ntly a o b rc s re te o ta c ng w rldtha w a s ha ing o t e re trivingtound rs nd e ta . Ea isthethirdp ne fro theSun a thefifth rth la t m nd la e t in thes la s te . Ea rg s o r ys m rth'sd m te isjus ia e r t afe hund d kilo e rsla e tha tha o w re m te rg r n t f Ve . Thefo s a o a are ult o Ea nus ur e s ns re s f rth'sa xis o ro tio b ingtilte m retha 2 d g e . f ta n e d o n 3 e re s End

Mars W kno tha Ma isas a ro ky b d o etho ht tob e w t rs m ll c o y nc ug e ve Ea ry rth-like Liketheo r quot;te s lquot; p ne - Me ury, . the rre tria la ts rc Ve , a Ea itss c ha b e c ng d b vo a m nus nd rth- urfa e s e n ha e y lc nis , im a tsfro o r b d s m ve e o itsc t, a pc m the o ie , o m nts f rus nd a o p rice c s h a d t s rm . It ha p la ic c p tm s he ffe ts uc s us to s s o r e as tha g wa re e ew thec ng o s a o ; a a o t ro nd c d ith ha e f e s ns re s f la re s ilsne r theMa n p le s g s tha thep ne ye d o a rtia o s ug e t t la t's c a ha c ng d m retha o e p rha sc us d b a lim te s ha e o n nc , e p a e y re ula c ng in thep ne o it. Ma n te to m- the g r ha e la t's rb rtia c nis fo a n a c ng o ap ne c t - d rsfro rm tio nd ha e f la t's rus iffe m Ea . Whe Ea te to sinvo s ingp te tha rth's re rth c nic lve lid la s t grind a a t e c o r o s re d a a in thes a o , g ins a h the r p a p rt e flo rs Ma n te to ss e to b ve a w ho la p hing rtia c nic e m e rtic l, ith t va us up a sthro h thec t tothes c . P rio ic lly, g a w rd ug rus urfa e e d a re t d t s rm e ulf thee us to s ng ntirep ne Thee c o the e la t. ffe ts f s s rm a d m tic inc ingg nt d s w s a , a to s re ra a , lud ia une , ind tre ks nd w -c rve fe ture . ind a d a s End

The Kuiper Belt TheKuip r (p no e Ki-P r) Be iso n c lle o So r Sys m 'fina fro r.' e ro unc d e lt fte a d ur la te 's l ntie Thisd k-s p d re io o ic d b isa o 4 to 7.5b n km(2 b n to4 is ha e g n f y e ris b ut .5 illio .8 illio .6 b n m s 3 to5 As no ic l Units(AU). fro o Sun. Itse te ec nfirm d illio ile ), 0 0 tro m a m ur xis nc o e o ad c d a o theKuip r Be a itsc lle tio o ic o je ts- KBOs- a a nly e a e g , e lt nd o c n f y b c re n e e inga ao re e rc in p ne ry s ie e m rg re f s a h la ta c nc . End

Jupiter Them s m s ivep ne in o s la s te , w ot as la t ur o r ys m ith fo p ne ize m o a m ny s a r m o , ur la t-s d o ns nd a m lle o ns J ite fo sakind o m tures la s te . J ite up r rm f inia o r ys m up r re e b sas r in c m o itio In fa t, if it ha b e s m le ta o p s n. c d en a o e hty tim sm rem s ive it w uldha b ut ig e o as , o ve b c m as r ra r tha ap ne Thec m o itio o e o e ta the n la t. o ps n f J ite a o p reiss ila totha o theSun - up r's tm s he im r t f m s hyd g n a he o tly ro e nd lium De pin thea o p re . e tm s he , thep s urea te p ra re s nd m e tureinc a e c m re s re s , o p s ing thehyd g n g sintoaliq . At d p a o athird ro e a uid e ths b ut o thew y d w thehyd g n b c m sm ta a f a o n, ro e e o e e llic nd e c a c nd ting In thism ta la r, J ite le tric lly o uc . e llic ye up r's p w rful m g ticfie isg ne te b e c a o e a ne ld e ra d y le tric l c ntsd n b J ite fa t ro tio At thec nte urre rive y up r's s ta n. e r, theim e ep s urem y s p rt as lid c reo ic - m ns re s a up o o o f e ro k a o thes o Ea c b ut ize f rth. End

Saturn LikeJ ite Sa up r, turn ism d m s o hyd g n a he a e o tly f ro e nd lium Itsvo eis75 tim s . lum 5 e g a r tha tha o Ea Wind in theup e a o p rere c 5 0m te (1,6 0fe t) p r re te n t f rth. s p r tm s he a h 0 e rs 0 e e s c nd in thee ua ria re io (In c ntra t, thes ng s hurric ne rc w so Ea eo q to l g n. o s tro e t a -fo e ind n rth to o a a o 110m te , o 3 0fe t, p r s c nd The es e s w s c m ine p ut t b ut e rs r 6 e e e o .) s up r-fa t ind , o b d w he t ris fro w ith a ing m ithin thep ne inte r, c us theye wa g ld b nd vis lein la t's rio a e llo nd o a s ib thea o p re tm s he . End

Uranus Thes ve p ne fro theSun iss d ta tha it ta s8 e nth la t m o is nt t ke 4 ye rsto c m le o o it. Ura , w nos lids c , is a o p te ne rb nus ith o urfa e o o theg sg nt p ne (theo rsa J ite Sa ne f a ia la ts the re up r, turn, a nd Ne tune Thea o p reo Ura isc m o e p a o p ). tm s he f nus o p s d rim rily f hyd g n a he ro e nd lium w as a a o o m tha a , ith m ll m unt f e ne nd tra e o w te a a m nia Ura g tsitsb -g e c lo c s f a r nd m o . nus e lue re n o r fro m tha g s Sunlig isre c d fro Ura ' c ud m e ne a . ht fle te m nus lo to s w h lieb ne th ala r o m tha g s Asthe p , hic e a ye f e ne a . re c d s fle te unlig p s e b c thro h thisla r, them tha ht a s s a k ug ye e ne g sa s rb there p rtio o thelig a w theb a bo s d o n f ht, llo ing lue p rtio top s thro h, re ultingin theb -g e c lo tha o n as ug s lue re n o r t w s e Thep ne a o p ricd ta a ve d ult to e e. la t's tm s he e ils re ry iffic s ein vis lelig Theb (8 p r-c nt o m re o them s e ib ht. ulk 0 e e r o ) f as o Ura isc nta d in a e nd dliq c rec ns ting f nus o ine n xte e uid o o is p a o 'ic m te ls(w te m tha , a a m nia rim rily f y' a ria a r, e ne nd m o ), w hig r-d ns m te l a d p ith he e ity a ria t e th. End

Neptune Ne rly 4 b n kilo e rs(2 b n m s a .5 illio m te .8 illio ile ) fro theSun, Ne tuneo itstheSun o ee ry m p rb nc ve 16 ye rs It isinvis leto thena d e b c us 5 a . ib ke ye e a e o itse m d ta efro Ea Inte s ly, f xtre e is nc m rth. re ting d to P 'sunus l e tic l o it, Ne tuneis ue luto ua llip a rb p a tua thefa s p ne fro theSun fo a2 - c lly rthe t la t m r 0 ye r p rio o o e ry 2 8Ea ye rs Ne tune a e d ut f ve 4 rth a . p ha 13kno n m o . Thela e t, Trito o its s w o ns rg s n, rb Ne tunein ad c n o p s tothed c n o p ire tio p o ite ire tio f thep ne ro tio Trito isthec ld s b d ye la t's ta n. n o et o y t vis d in o s la s te - te p ra so its ite ur o r ys m m e ture n s c a a o -2 5d g e C ls (-3 1 urfa e re b ut 3 e re s e ius 9 d g e Fa nhe e re s hre it). End

Pluto Onc kno n a thes a s c ld s a m s d ta p ne e w s m lle t, o e t, nd o t is nt la t fro theSun, P m luto ha ad l id ntity, no tom ntio b ing s ua e t e n e e hro e in c ntro rs s eitsd c ve in 19 0 On ns ud d o ve y inc is o ry 3. Aug t 2 , 2 0 , theInte tio l As no ic l Unio (IAU) us 4 0 6 rna na tro m a n fo a d w ra e P rm lly o ng d d luto fro a o ia p ne to ad a m n ffic l la t w rf p ne P la t. luto isa o tw -third thed m te o Ea sm o b ut o s ia e r f rth’ o n a m y ha aro ky c res und d b am ntleo w te ic . nd a ve c o urro e y a f a r e Duetoitslo e d ns itsm s isa o o -s w r e ity, a s b ut ne ixth tha o the t f Mo n. P o luto a p a toha ab ht la r o fro n m tha , p e rs ve rig ye f ze e ne nitro e a c rb n m no eo itss c . Whileit isc s g n, nd a o o xid n urfa e lo e to theSun, the eic stha , ris , a te p ra fo athin s e w e nd m o rily rm a o p re w ap s ureo o -m nth tha o Ea tm s he , ith re s ne ne illio t f rth's a o p re P tm s he . luto ta s2 8ye rsto o it theSun. ke 4 a rb End

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