Names and important facts of 8 planets of solar system:

The solar system consists of the Sun and the celestial bodies, which are bound to each other in this system by the force of gravity. The planetary system is a group of celestial objects revolving around a star that is not other stars, such as planets, dwarf planets, natural satellites, asteroids, meteors, comets and celestial dust. Our solar system is made up of our sun and its planetary system. These bodies include 8 planets, their 166 known satellites, 5 dwarf planets and billions of smaller bodies. These smaller bodies include asteroids, icy Kuiper circles, comets, meteors, and interplanetary dust.

The four smaller inner planets of the Solar System, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, which are called terrestrial planets, are mainly made of stone and metal. And this includes the Asteroid Circle, the four giant gas giant outer gas giant planets, the Kuiper Circle and the Scattered Circle. The hypothetical Oort cloud may also exist beyond about a thousand times the distance from the charted regions. The flow of plasma from the Sun (solar wind) penetrates the solar system. It forms a bubble in the interstellar medium called the heliomandel, which extends out from it to the middle of the scattered plate.

Planets of the Solar System and Important Facts:

How many planets are there in the solar system? 8
What is an object that revolves around the Sun called? The planet
What is a body revolving around a planet called? Satellite
Who discovered the law of planetary motion? johannes kepler
How many star systems are there in space? 89
Which is the largest planet in the solar system? Jupiter
Who is called the father of the solar system? To the sun
Which planets revolve clockwise around the Sun? Shukra and Arun
On which planet is the 'Nix Olympia Colympus Mountains' located? Mars
What is the exploding star in the universe called? Abhinav Tara
Who discovered the solar system? Nicolaus Copernicus (in 1543)
What did the ancient Indians believe in the Sun? The planet
The Sun is a ball of which gas? Hydrogen and helium
What is the central part of the Sun called? Circle of light
In which country is the sun visible at night? Norway
What is the distance of a planet from the Sun called? Subsolar
What is the approximate surface temperature of the Sun? 6000°C (Centigrade)
In which region is the midnight sun visible? in the arctic region
What is the percentage of hydrogen in the chemical composition of the Sun? 71%
Which planet is closest to the Sun? wed
How long does the planet Mercury take to revolve around the Sun? 88 days
Which planet is farthest from the Sun? Varun
Which planets do not have satellites? Mercury and Venus
Which planet orbits the Sun in the shortest time? Wed
Which planet is called the sister of Earth? Venus
Planet that appears red at night? Mars
On which planet do creatures live? Earth
Who is the satellite of earth? Moon
In how many days does the earth make one revolution on its axis? 365 days 5 hr 48 min 46 sec
Why is Earth called the Blue Planet? Due to presence of water
Which satellite is called fossil planet? To the moon
What is Moon? Satellite
How much of the Moon can be seen from Earth? 57%
What is the longest day in the northern hemisphere? 21 June
On which date night and day are equal? 22 March and 23 September
What is the time taken by the Sun to keep giving energy? 1011 years
Which is the largest volcano in the solar system? Olympus Messi
When was the planet Uranus discovered? 1781 AD
What is one revolution of the Sun by the Earth called? Solar year
What is the reason for the change of seasons on earth? Being inclined to the axis
Planet that appears red at night Mars
largest satellite of the solar system Ganymede
Smallest satellite of the solar system Deimos
Blue Planet Earth
Morning star Venus
Evening star Venus
God of beauty Venus
Giant red planet Jupiter

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Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system. Because of the near similarity of size and mass, it is sometimes referred to as Earth's sister planet. Venus is called the "morning star" and the "evening star".

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It is primarily a gas body with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun and two and a half times the mass of the other seven planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gaseous planet along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Mars is called the "Red Planet". The nickname is derived from its red colour, which is caused by iron oxide (rust) present on its surface. The red color of Mars is visible even from Earth and has captivated the imagination of humans for centuries.

The closest planet to Earth is Venus. Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because of its similar size, mass, and composition. It is the second planet from the Sun and is located between Mercury and Earth in our Solar System.

Neptune emits green light. In this, the amount of ice is more on the cold planet, hence it is also called the ice giant. There is a cloud of extremely cold methane around it. It has 8 satellites, of which Titan is the main one.

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