The
Planets

By Robin Hu


Mentally think of one of the nine planets. Concentrate on it. Move your mouse three times around the screen. Then, put your mouse over the planet and say its name out loud three times. The computer will figure out which planet you were thinking of!

Mercury Venus Earth
Mars Jupiter Saturn
Uranus Neptune Pluto

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12/30/02
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Mercury
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. A Mercurian year is only 88 days. Mercury has extreme temperatures, measuring from 800oF on the sunlit side and a freezing -270oF on the dark side." w.document.write(http) } function mve() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Venus
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Venus
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Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, with an average temperature of 900oF. Venus is the only planet that spins backwards on its axis. A day on Venus is actually longer than its year!" w.document.write(http) } function mea() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Earth
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Earth
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Earth is the only planet in the solar system that supports life. It isn't too close or too far. The Earth has one moon, and it's called the Moon." w.document.write(http) } function mma() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Mars
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Mars
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Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. For a long time, people believed there was life on Mars and that could be possible in the future. The Martian equator has an average temperature of 70 degrees in the summer!" w.document.write(http) } function mju() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is the first of 4 gas giants. More than 300 earths could fit into Jupiter. Jupiter has 4 Galilean moons, named Europa, Io, Ganymede, and Callisto." w.document.write(http) } function msa() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Saturn
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Saturn
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Saturn is the second largest planet. The most prominent feature of Saturn are its beautiful rings. Saturn has 18 known moons." w.document.write(http) } function mur() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Uranus
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Uranus

Uranus is the 3rd largest planet. Uranus spins horizontal on its axis. Uranus has a thin ring structure and has 15 moons." w.document.write(http) } function mne() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Neptune
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Neptune
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Neptune is the farthest and one of the coldest bodies in the solar system. Neptune has 4 thin rings and 8 moons." w.document.write(http) } function mpl() { w = window.open("","","toolbars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,width=300,height=300") http = "Pluto
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Pluto
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Very little is known about Pluto. Pluto is the smallest planet, even smaller than the Moon. Pluto takes nearly 250 years to orbit the sun. Pluto is sometimes considered to be a memeber of the Kuiper Belt system." w.document.write(http) }
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