Our Solar System

In this Tutorial you will get the info about our solar system, the Planets their diameter, total satellites etc.

Name	Diameter and Mass	Completes one revolution around the sun in	Total satellites	Atmosphere And water	Remarks
Mercury	D = 4820 km M = 3.35 x 1023 kg	88 days	None	No
Venus	D = 12,104 km	225 days	None	Yes, with 95% CO2	Also known as 'Morning Star' and 'Evening Star'
Earth	D = 12,800 (avg)	365.25 days	1	Yes	Known as Blue planet
Mars	D = 6800 km	687 days	2 Fobos and Dimos	Yes with CO2, Nitrogen and Argon	Known as Redish planet It has the largest Volcano in the solar system - Olympus
Jupiter	D = 109 times larger than Earth M = 318 times that of Earth	12 years	63 Largest Satellite are Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and IO	Yes with 93% H2 and 7% Helium	Fourth brightest object in the sky (Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter) Known as 'a gas giant' Known as the 'Lord of Heavens'
Saturn	D = 1,20,000 km	29.6 Years	62 Titan is the biggest Satellite	Yes with 75% H2 and 25% Helium	It was first observed by Galileo in 1610 Known as 'a gas giant'
Uranus	D = 1000 km	84 years	5 Aerial Ambrial Titania Miranda	Yes with 83% H2 15% Helium and 2% methane	Named Greek God of the Sky Discovered by William Hershel on 13 march 1781 Known as 'a gas giant' Known as Green Planet
Neptune	D = 49,500 km	165 years	8 Titron Merid N1, N2, N3	Yes with methane	Named Roman God of the Sea Coldest object in the solar system, its temperature is -2180C Its Centre is hotter than Sun's surface (about 70000C)

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