This document summarizes key facts about several planets in our solar system as well as potentially Earth-like exoplanets. It notes that Earth is three quarters water and the only known planet to support life. Mars is described as toxic with no air or living things. Venus has volcanoes and the longest year. Uranus and Saturn are both gas giants, with Saturn possessing iconic rings composed of frozen rocks and numerous moons. The Milky Way galaxy is estimated to contain over 20 billion planets that could be similar to Earth.

1. Space
By Lucy and George
December 2014

2. Earth
• 75% water
• Only known planet to support life
• Third planet from the sun
• 25% land
• Rocky planet

3. Earth like stuff
• Planet called Kepler 186f is 10% larger than Earth
• Same features
• 500 light years away
• Gliese 832c closet planet with Earth like
conditions
• 16 light years away
• 20 billion Earth like planets in the Milky Way
alone

4. Mars
• No living thing has gone to Mars
• Toxic soil
• Forth planet from the sun
• Has no air
• There is radiation coming from the core of the
planet
• There is a red spot on mars
• You can see it with out a telescope
• The nick name is the red planet
• Rocky planet

5. Venus
• Surface is volcanoes
• The year is 225 days
• Second planet from sun
• Called Earth’s sister
• Rocky planet

6. Uranus
• It is burning hot
• It also has an ocean
• Seventh planet from the sun
• A gas giant
• Has small rings

7. Saturn
• Rings are made of frozen rocks
• Can’t stand on the rock that makes the rings
• A gas giant
• Has about 30 moons
• Sixth planet
• Largest moon is Titan
• 4 years to get to the surface
• Year is 10,756 days
• Rings are 3 miles wide
• 9 Earths can go across Saturn

8. Interesting facts
• November 14, 2014 Europe has a device to
drill in to a comet
• Milky Way comes from Latin word