Solar System Spectacle

Embark on an interstellar journey through our cosmic neighborhood, exploring the celestial bodies that orbit our Sun. Scroll to travel from the scorching core of our solar system to its frigid outer reaches.

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The Sun

The Star at the Center of Our Solar System

Diameter
1,392,700
kilometers
Temperature
5,500
°C (surface)
Mass
333,000
x Earth's mass
Age
4.6
billion years

Mercury

The Smallest and Innermost Planet

Diameter
4,880
kilometers
Distance from Sun
58
million kilometers
Orbit Period
88
Earth days
Temperature
-173° to 427°
Celsius

Venus

Earth's Toxic Twin

Diameter
12,104
kilometers
Distance from Sun
108
million kilometers
Orbit Period
225
Earth days
Temperature
462
°C (surface avg.)

Earth

Our Home in the Cosmos

Diameter
12,742
kilometers
Distance from Sun
150
million kilometers
Orbit Period
365.25
days
Moons
1
(The Moon)

Mars

The Red Planet

Diameter
6,779
kilometers
Distance from Sun
228
million kilometers
Orbit Period
687
Earth days
Moons
2
(Phobos & Deimos)

Jupiter

The Largest Planet

Diameter
139,820
kilometers
Distance from Sun
778
million kilometers
Orbit Period
11.86
Earth years
Moons
79+
known moons

Saturn

The Ringed Wonder

Diameter
116,460
kilometers
Distance from Sun
1,434
million kilometers
Orbit Period
29.45
Earth years
Ring Span
282,000
kilometers

Uranus

The Sideways Planet

Diameter
50,724
kilometers
Distance from Sun
2,871
million kilometers
Orbit Period
84
Earth years
Axial Tilt
98
degrees

Neptune

The Windiest Planet

Diameter
49,244
kilometers
Distance from Sun
4,495
million kilometers
Orbit Period
165
Earth years
Wind Speed
2,100
km/h
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