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Planets: Fun Planet Facts |
The Earth could fit inside the Sun over 1 million times....with room to spare! Saturn is so light that the entire planet would float if dropped in water. After the Sun, temperatures on Venus are the highest n the Solar System. The three brightest objects in the Solar System are: The Sun, the Moon and Venus. Saturn's rings stretch from 30,000 miles above the planet to 170,000 miles into space. Jupiter weight twice as much as the other planets....combined. There are 42 years of daylight followed by 42 years of darkness on Uranus during its 84 year orbit around the Sun. Neptune was the farthest known planet from the Sun until 1999, on this date Pluto was once again given the title of 'Farthest planet from the Sun'. Many Scientists believe that Pluto was once a moon of Neptune. |