1. Tour Of Our
Solar System
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be farther apart then solarsystem.nasa.gov
The Sun
they appear.
The Terrestrial Planets:A Blazing Blast!
Neptune Caution:Planets may
The sun is the very center of our solar system. It’s heat The terrestrial planet are the four closest to our sun be farther apart
spreads threw the solar system and gives each planet it’s so they have nice warm weather depending on were then they appear.
own features. If you want to go visit the sun you might you land. Also there the only planets in our solar
need some super special equipment or have fire resistant system with land! If you want only warm weather I
skin. If you mange that please come tell us earthlings recommend Earth or Mars but if you want the really
and please let us find out how. hot stuff head to Mercury or Venus. Now you should Uranus
know what to expect in this area.
Mercury is the planet closest planet to the sun
however only the side facing the sun is hot. The
other side is cold. This makes Mercury the perfect Saturn
place for any kind of vacation. Also Mercury has lots
of craters that could be used as a ramp for things
on wheels.
Second closest to the sun is Venus. Now Venus is Jupiter
hot everywhere all the time so this planet is only for
hot vacationing. Venus’ thick atmosphere makes it
impossible to see the surface from the outside but
Mars
once you get inside you will see dry cracked ground
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covered in volcanos.
Earth:Our Fantastic Planet! Earth
Next is the third planet from the sun, Earth the
Our planet is the only one in our solar system that we know planet we live on. Earth is very special. It is the only
has life so here you can have lots of fun. You can surf in planet in our solar system that we know has life. Venus
the water or scuba with the sea creatures. Unless of course Because of that there is lots to do here. You could
you are an alien with gills then you don’t need a scuba suit. go to the beaches or hike in the mountains or go to
Mercury
Also you could se the wild life on land. There are animals the towns and meet people!
in the mountains, the deserts and the towns.
Last but not least is Mars the forth planet from the
In the towns you can also meet us people. Maybe you can sun. Mars is also known as the Red Planet because
try our food like tacos, hotdogs or sushi. Or you could of it’s red soil. According to scientists research
enjoy our technology like computers witch you can use to mars had life at one time. Scientists have found ice The Sun
do all kinds of cool things. You can search information, in the soil and places that look like they had water.
play games and even buy stuff. If you were to find any other clues I’m positive you
would become famous! asymptotia.com
As you can see Earth is an amazing planet. Please come
visit!

2. Caution:Planets may
be farther apart
then they appear.
Uranus Neptune
Jupiter Saturn
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The Gas Giants:Freezing Fun! ed101.bu.edu
The gas giant planets are the four outside the
asteroid belt (shown to the right) witch is a series
of astroids that separate the terrestrial planets
from the gas giants. They are all very cold. The
gas giants are very different from the terrestrial
planets. The gas giants got there name because
they do not have land, only gas. If you want to
visit these planets you can’t land for a pit stop.
All you can do is fly by and see the view. The
giant part of there name is because they are the
biggest planets so you have lots to explore.
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the physicsquest.homestead.com
closest planet to the asteroid belt. It is also the
biggest planet in our solar system so there is a
lot to explore. Unfortunately there is no land on
jupiter but you can take a pit stop on the
asteroids in the asteroid belt. Afterwards you can Danger!:Comets and Meteors
explore the wonderful planet. One of jupiter's When traveling around in our solar system
best features is it’s giant hurricane. It is the watch out for comets and meteors. You are
biggest storm in history. It has gone on for able to land on meteors but they can crash
millions of years. It also has many other storms. into you so be careful. Comets on the other
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and hand you can not land on at all so stay away
second from the astroid belt. It is very cold on from them at all costs! Be safe and have a
saturn. It is a very interesting planet because it is great trip!
the only planet with visible rings of materials
orbiting it. Only gas giants have rings. Saturn’s
are made small chunks of ice and rock.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and
third planet from the asteroid belt. It is colder
than saturn and very windy at the surface but
very hot on the inside of it’s thick clouds. It looks
blue because of the methane gas in it’s
atmosphere.
Neptune is the eighth and last planet from the
sun and the forth from the asteroid belt. Neptune
is the smallest gas giant but still bigger than
mercury, earth and mars. It is the windiest planet
in the solar system. It is rumored that there
might be super hot water under it’s surface.