picture of solar system

Random Facts about the Solar System

Jupiter is the biggest planet.  It is 11 times bigger than the Earth. Neptune, Uranus,  Saturn and Jupiter have rings. The rings are made of ice and dust. The sun is the most important part of the solar system  because it holds the planets in their positions.  Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is covered in clouds of poisonous gas.  There is a storm on Jupiter that has gone on for at least 180 years. The Earth is the perfect distance from the sun to support life.  Stars look like they are twinkling because we are looking at them through our atmosphere. It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the sun.  Giant jets of gas shoot up from the surface of the sun. The moon is the same age as the Earth.  Mars is called the red planet because of oxidisation by Carbon Dioxide or in other words it is rusty. Mars is cold and dusty.

Random Facts by Mr. Bergin’s class.