Prarabdh News Special: Things to know about ...........

• MVEMJSUN is the acronym used to remember names of planet 
• So let us know about the Planets in our solar system.

Mercury   

 Diameter of Mercury- 3,029 miles (4,878km)

Days taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 88 days

Days taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 59 days

Main gases present in atmosphere- Argon, Neon, Helium

Number of Moons-0

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Venus

Diameter of Venus- 7,515 miles (12,102km)

Days taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 224 days 17 hours

Days taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 243 days

Main gases present in atmosphere- Carbon Dioxide (Very thick)

Number of Moons-0

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Earth

Diameter of Earth- 7,921 miles (12,756km)

Days taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 365 days 6 hours

Days taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 1 day 23 hours 56 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Nitrogen  and  Oxygen

Number of Moons- 01

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Mars

Diameter of Mars- 4,218 miles (6,792km)

Days taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 687 days 23 hours

Hours taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 24 hours 37 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Carbon Dioxide (thin)

Number of Moons- 02

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Jupiter

Diameter of Jupiter- 88,793 miles (142,984km)

Years taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 11 years 11 months

Hours taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 9 hours 56 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Hydrogen,Helium

Number of Moons- 80

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Saturn

Diameter of Saturn- 74,853 miles (120,536km)

Years taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 29 years 5 months

Hours taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 10 hours 39 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Hydrogen,Helium

Number of Moons- 82

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Uranus

Diameter of Uranus- 31,744 miles (51,188km)

Years taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 84 years

Hours taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 17 hours 14 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Hydrogen,Helium,Methane

Number of Moons- 27

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Neptune

Diameter of Neptune- 30,757 miles (49,528km)

Years taken to complete one orbit around the sun- 164 years

Hours taken to complete one rotation on its axis- 16 hours 7 minutes

Main gases present in atmosphere- Hydrogen, Helium, Methane

Number of Moons- 14

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