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1. All eight planets can be seen with a small telescope or binoculars.

2. Venus is the brightest planet and can be seen without a telescope.

3. The earth has more water than it has land.

4. Mars is home to the largest volcano in our solar system. It is almost 17 miles high.

5. Jupiter is the largest planet. All of the other planets could fit inside Jupiter. The red spot on Jupiter is the most violent storm in the Universe.

6. Saturn is the lightest of all the planets. It is also the second largest.

7. One year on Neptune lasts 165 Earth years!

8. Uranus orbits while lying on its side, because its axis is at 97 degrees.

9. Mercury and Venus have no moons. The Earth has 1 moon. Mars has 2 moons. Neptune has 13 moons. Uranus has 21 moons. Saturn has 33 moons. Jupiter has 63 moons.

10. All of the outer planets, (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Uranus) have rings.

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	Mercury	Astronomy: Mercury Mercury Messenger: Mercury NSSDC: Mercury Solar Voyager Spacetech Orrery: Mercury: Closest to the Sun The Planet Mercury Welcome to the Planets: Mercury Windows to the Universe: Mercury

	Venus	Magellan Mission to Venus Magellan Mission to Venus 1 NASA: Mariner 1 & 2 NSSDC Photo Gallery: Venus PDS Imagining Node Pioneer Venus Project Information Space Tech's Orrery: Venus: Globally Warmed The Planet Venus Venus Welcome to the Planets: Venus Windows to the Universe: Venus

	Earth	Earth Observatory: The Blue Marble Earth, Sun & Moon NSSDC Photo Gallery: Earth SpaceTech's Orrery: Earth: Our Home The Great Globe Gallery The Nine Planets: Earth Welcome to the Planets: Earth Windows to the Universe: Earth

	Mars	Center for Mars Exploration CNN: Exploring Mars Daily Martian Weather Report Exploring Mars Exploring Mars 1 Exploring Mars 2 Exploring the Planets: Mars Mars Mars Academy Mars Millennium Project Mars Team Online NASA: Mars Exploration Planet Mars SpaceTech Orrery: Mars: The Red Planet Welcome to the Planets: Mars Windows to the Universe: Mars

	Jupiter	Cassini Image Gallery: Jupiter Encounter Eleven New Moons for Jupiter Jupiter: Millennium Flyby Jupiter's Ring System NSSDC Photo Gallery: Jupiter Satellites of Jupiter Solar System Exploration: Jupiter SpaceTech's Orrery: Jupiter: Giant Failed Star The Planet Jupiter Welcome to the Planets: Jupiter Windows to the Universe: Jupiter

	Saturn	Animated Saturn Cassini CNN: Journey to Saturn NASA: Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn & Titan NSSDC Photo Gallery: Saturn Saturn Saturn 1 Saturn's Ring Systems Spacecraft Cassini is Visiting Saturn SpaceTech's Orrery: Saturn: Ringed Beauty Welcome to the Planets: Saturn Windows to the Universe: Saturn

	Uranus	NSSDC Photo Gallery: Uranus SpaceTech's Orrery: Uranus: Tilted Extremes The Planet Uranus Uranus: Neptune's Twin Welcome to the Planets: Uranus Windows to the Universe: Uranus Wolfram Research: Uranus

	Neptune	John Couch Adams and the Discovery of Neptune Mathematical Discovery of the Planets NSSDC Photo Gallery: Neptune SpaceTech's Orrery: Neptune: The Ice Giant Welcome to the Planets: Neptune Windows to the Universe: Neptune

	Pluto	Read this article to find out why Pluto is now considered a "Dwarf Planet." Is Pluto a Planet? How Did Pluto Form? HubbleSite Pluto Pluto 1 Pluto 2 Pluto the Accidental Planet Pluto: The Ninth Planet Solar Space Station: Pluto Spacetech's Orrery: Pluto Welcome to the Planets: Pluto Windows to the Universe: Pluto

Fast Facts Resources
Wikipedia
The Nine Planets Solar System Tour
Planets: Zoom Astronomy