SOLAR SYSTEM

MERCURY

JUPITER

Mercurys orbits varies its distance to the Sun. At its

closest point, the distance is 46 million km, and its
farthest, 70 million km.
Diameter: 4,879 km
Known Moons: 0
Orbit Period: 88 days
Surface Temperature: -173C 427C

NEPTUNE

For all its size and mass, Jupiter sure moves quickly. In
fact, the planet only takes about 10 hours to complete a
full rotation on its axis.
Diameter: 139,822 km
Known Moons: 67
Orbit Period: 11.9 years
Surface Temperature: -108C

VENUS
Venus is 96.5% carbon dioxide. Its temperature is
about 400 degrees Celsius hotter than the hottest
deserts in our planet. The temperature of Venus does
not vary either; from the north to the south it is
consistent.
Diameter: 12,104 km
Known Moons: 0
Orbit Period: 224.7 days
Surface Temperature: 462C

THE SUN

EARTH

A year on Earth is not 365 days. Its actually 365.2564 days.

Its this extra .2564 days that creates the need for leap
years. Thats why we tack on an extra day in February every
4 years. However, our calendar omits 3 leap days every 400
years, in the 3 century years (integer multiple of 100) that
are not also integer multiple of 400.
Diameter: 12,742 km
Known Moons: 1
Orbit Period: 365.2564 days
Surface Temperature: -88C 58C

You can fit one million planets Earth inside the Sun.

Diameter: 1,392,684 km
Planets: 8 = 4 Rocky Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) and 4
Gaseous Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune)
Dwarf planets: 5 (Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea and Eris)
Age: 4.6 billion years
Surface Temperature: 5500C
Core Temperature: 15 millionC

Facts by: wikipedia.org and universetoday.com

Infographics by: Digo Santiago, Milene Patrice
and Sabrina Menezes

Neptune is almost 3 times colder than the coldest

recorded on Earth. Neptune has also the strongest
wind in the Solar System. Do you think a hurricane is
scared? Imagine a hurricane with winds that go up to
2,100 km/h.
Diameter: 49,493 km
Known Moons: 13
Orbit Period: 164.8 years
Surface Temperature: -229C

The Sun constitutes more than 99% of the Solar System entire mass.
The Sun is an average star. The biggest star in the Universe is VY
Canis Majoris which is 2100 times larger than the Sun.

Neptune was found by mathematical prediction

rather than by empirical observation. Unexpected
changes in the orbit of Uranus led Alexis Bouvard to
deduce that its orbit was subject to gravitational
perturbation by an unknown planet.

MARS
Mars has the longest, deepest canyon on the Solar System.
Its surface is peppered with vast volcanoes, such as
Olympus Mons, which shows geological activity that may
have persisted until as recently as 2 million years ago. Its
red color comes from iron oxide (rust) in its soil.
Mars is currently host to five functioning spacecraft: three
in orbit the Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter; and two on the surface Mars
Exploration Rover Opportunity and the Mars Science
Laboratory Curiosity.
Diameter: 6,792 km
Known Moons: 2
Orbit Period: 1.9 years
Surface Temperature: -63C

SATURN

There could be life near Saturn. Not life on Saturn but there could be life on one
of Saturns moons: Enceladus. NASAs Cassini spacecraft recently discovered
ice geysers blasting out of Enceladus southern pole. This means that some
process is keeping the moon warm enough that water can remain a liquid. And
wherever we find liquid water on Earth, we find life.
Diameter: 116,464 km
Known Moons: 62
Orbit Period: 29.5
Surface Temperature: -139C

URANUS
Summer on Uranus lasts one long day (42 years). A day on the north pole
on Uranus lasts half of a Uranian year (84 years). So, if could stand on
north pole of Uranus, you would see the Sun rise in the sky, circle around
for 42 years, then go 42 years of darkness.
Diameter: 51,118 km
Known Moons: 27
Orbit Period: 84.0 years
Surface Temperature: -197C