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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mercury...................................................................................................................................................2
Venus.......................................................................................................................................................2
Earth........................................................................................................................................................2
Mars........................................................................................................................................................2
Jupiter......................................................................................................................................................2
Saturn......................................................................................................................................................2
Uranus.....................................................................................................................................................2
Neptune...................................................................................................................................................3
Pluto........................................................................................................................................................3
Satelittes..................................................................................................................................................3
Charons...................................................................................................................................................3

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Characteristics of each planet
Mercury
It is named after the messenger of the gods of ancient Rome. It is the smallest planet in our solar system.

Venus
It is the brightest planet in the sky. It appears in the east as the "morning star" and as the "evening star"
in the west.

Earth
It is the only planet known to have living beings on it. Its atmosphere is composed mostly of oxygen and
nitrogen

Mars
The planet Mars is similar to Earth in some ways.

Jupiter
It is the biggest of all the planets.

Saturn
It has a hot, solid inner core of iron and rocky material.

Uranus
It was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. Unlike Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus does not seem to have
an internal source of heat.

Neptune
It was discovered in 1846 by two astronomers. Its composition is similar to that of Uranus.

Pluto
It was discovered in 1930 by the Lowell Laboratory. It's no longer considered to be a plant because of its
small size.

Satelittes
Charons

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