Facts

Here are some random facts about the solar system.

  1. 1. The Sun is Heavy
    2. -If you add the mass of everything in the solar system, the Sun would account for more than 99% of the added mass.
    sun

    Photo by WikiImages

  2. 2. Jupiter is Huge
    3. -Jupiter can fit all the other planets inside of Jupiter; it would take 1300 Earths to fill up Jupiter.
    jupiter bigness

    Photo by WikiImages

  3. 3. The tallest volcano humans know is located on Mars
    4. -Olympus Mons is about 16 miles tall, which is equivalent to about 3 Mount Everests.
    olympus mons

    Photo by WikiImages


  4. 4. Sunlight Takes About 8 Minutes to Reach Earth
    5. -Earth is located about 93 miles away from the Sun. Traveling at the speed of light, 186,282 miles per second, sunlight is able to reach the Earth in around 8 minutes 20 seconds.
    sunlight to earth

    Photo by qimono

  5. 5. Mercury is not the Hottest Planet in the Solar System
    6. -Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, but not the hottest. Venus, the second planet to the Sun, has a really thick atmosphere, which is 100 times thicker than the atmosphere on Earth. When sunlight passes through Venus's atmosphere it causes the surface of Venus to heat up dramatically.
    venus

    Photo by Jason Major

  6. 6. Asteroid Belt
    7. -A torus-shaped, containing asteroids and minor planets, between Mars and Jupiter
    asteroid

    Photo by Pablo Carlos Budassi

  7. 7. Neptune's Winds
    8. -Neptune has the fastest winds at 1,600mph.
    neptune winds

    Photo by Jason Major

  8. 8. Uranus's Axis
    9. -Uranus's axis is tilted by almost 98 degrees. It looks Uranus is rotating on its side.
    uranus tilt

    Photo by 95C

  9. 9. Pluto's Diameter is Small
    10. -Pluto's diameter is smaller than the width of the mainland of the US.
    pluto diameter

    Photo by NASA's Marshall

  10. 10. Solar System is Old
    11. -The solar system is 4.6 billion years old. It was formed from a cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula.
    solar nebula

    Photo by NASA GSFC


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