The Planets

Name Distance From Sun(Mill km) Diameter(km) Period of Revolution Period of Rotation # of Moons Temps. (C) Orbital Velocity (km/sec) Traits
Mercury 58 4,880 88 Days 58 Days & 16 Hours 0 High=427 Low=-170 47.8 Rocky surface
Venus 108 12,104 225 Days 243 Days Retrograde 0 High=480 Low=-33 35 Greenhouse effect
Earth 150 12,756 365 Days 24 Hours 1 High=58 Low=-90 29.8 Life
Mars 228 6,794 1.88 Years About 24.5 Hours 2 High=-31 Low=-130 24.2 Icecaps
Jupiter 778 142,700 11.86 Years About 10 Hours 16 High=29,700 Low=-95 13.1 Red spot
Saturn 1,427 120,000 29.46 Years About 10.5 Hours 23 And counting Low=-180 9.7 Rings and ringlets
Uranus 2,869 50,800 84.01 Years About 16.6 Hours Retrograde 15 Low==350 6.8 Rotates on side
Neptune 4,486 48,600 164.8 Years 16 Hours 8 Low=-220 5.4 Core surrounded by water and frozen methane
Pluto 5,890 4,00 247.7 Years 6 Days and 9.5 Hours 1 Low=-230 4.7 Possibly double planet system

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