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| Iron oxide in soil causes planet to be red |
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| Green house effect due to its thick atmosphere |
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| Has rings made up of rock and ice |
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| Biggest planet in solar system |
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| 70% of the planet is water |
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| Smallest planet and closest to the sun |
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| Avg. surface 450-475 celcius (950-1050) |
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| On house arrest for his views |
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| Didnt share his views until his deathbed |
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| Astronomical model where the planets revolve around the Sun |
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| Astronomical model where the planets and the Sun revolve around the earth |
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| Only other planet (besides earth) that has ice caps |
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| Farthest planet from the Sun |
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| Its axis of rotation is tilted on its side |
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| Largest moon in the solar system |
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| The largest asteroid, also a dwarf planet |
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| Planet like material found in space |
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| Parts of comets or asteroids, float in space |
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| Meteoroid that burns up entering atmosphere |
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| Meteoroid that hits planet surface |
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| A bright cloud found around the Nucleaus of a comet. |
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| The solid part of the comet |
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| The trail of dust and jets of gas behind a comet |
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| The large cloud of Comets located beyond the orbit of Pluto. |
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