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Planets of the Solar System
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Neptune
The farthest known planet from the Sun, has strong winds and large storms including the Great Dark Spot, and it has 14 known moons with Triton being the largest.
Mars
Known as the Red Planet due to iron oxide on its surface, has the tallest volcano and largest canyon in the Solar System, and has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos.
Mercury
Smallest planet in the Solar System, has a very thin atmosphere, and it completes an orbit around the Sun every 88 Earth days.
Jupiter
The largest planet in the Solar System, has a Great Red Spot, which is a giant storm, and it has 79 known moons including the four large Galilean moons.
Uranus
Has an axis of rotation that is tilted sideways, nearly into the plane of its orbit, it's an ice giant with an atmosphere of hydrogen, helium, and methane, and has 27 known moons.
Earth
The third planet from the Sun, has abundant liquid water and life, and has an oxygen-rich atmosphere.
Venus
Known for its thick, toxic atmosphere primarily of carbon dioxide, has a runaway greenhouse effect, and rotates in the opposite direction to most planets.
Saturn
Known for its prominent ring system, has 82 known moons with Titan being the largest, and it's the least dense planet; it would float in water if there was a bathtub large enough.
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