Our Question for Astronaut Mark Polansky
We are learning about Planets and think that Earth is the most amazing place. What do you see when you look at Earth from space and how do you feel? (Te Kawehau, Taylah…)
Our Question for Astronaut Mark Polansky
We think it is always dark in space. Is this true? Then how do you know whether it is day or night in space? (Ben, Tyson, Nikita…)
| Planet | Diameter | Length of day | Length of year | Distance from sun | Surface Temperature | Moons |
| Mercury | 4878km | 58.6 days | 88 days | 58 million km | -170 to + 350 deg C | none |
| Venus | 12,103km | 243 days | 225 days | 108 million km | 490 deg C | none |
| Earth | 12,756km | 23hrs 56min | 365.26 days | 149.6 million km | - 70 to + 55 deg C | 1 |
| Mars | 6794km | 24.6hrs | 687 days | 228 million km | - 137 to + 26 deg C | 2 |
| Jupiter | 142,884km | 9.8hrs | 11.8 yrs | 778 million km | - 150 deg C | 28 |
| Saturn | 120,536km | 10.2hrs | 29.4 yrs | 1427 million km | - 180 deg C | 30 |
| Uranus | 51,118km | 17.2hrs | 84yrs | 2869 million km | - 210 deg C | 21 |
| Neptune | 50,538km | 16.1hrs | 164.8yrs | 4497 million km | - 220 deg C | 8 |
| Pluto | 2324km | 6.4days | 248yrs | 5906 million km | - 220 deg C | 1 |
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