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Solar Eclipse
when the moon passes between sun and earth
Lunar Eclipse
when earth passes between sun and moon
Meteoroid
pieces of debris chipped off asteroid or comet
Meteor
meteoroid that strikes earths atmosphere
Meteorite
meteoroid that survives a trip through earths atmosphere and reaches the surface
Mercury
Closest planet to the sun
Smallest planet in the solar system
Biggest craters
Venus
A day on Venus is longer than a year
second brightest object in the sky, after the moon
Earth
70% of earths surface is covered in water
Earths molten core creates a magnetic field
Mars
largest dust storms
tallest mountain in the solar system
Jupiter
cannot become a star
has rings
Saturn
Orbits the sun every 30 years
has 82 moons
Uranus
orbits the sun on its side
the atmosphere contains ice
Neptune
smallest gas giant
surface gravity is almost earth-like
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