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Earth to Mars: 8 planets and one SHOCKING fact on each

Earth to Mars: 8 planets, 1 SHOCKING fact each: Mercury's temperature swings, Venus's toxic atmosphere, Earth's biodiversity, Mars's giant volcano

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Mercury

Despite its scorching daytime temperatures, Mercury experiences incredibly cold nights, with temperatures dropping to around -179 degress, no atmosphere to trap heat

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Venus

Venus has an extremely thick and toxic atmosphere primarily composed of carbon dioxide, with clouds of sulfuric acid. The surface pressure on Venus is 92 times greater than Earth's

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Earth

Earth is the only known planet to support life. It has a remarkable diversity of ecosystems and is home to an estimated 8.7 million species, but many of them remain undiscovered

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Mars

Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, height of approximately 69,841 feet (21.287 kilometers), making it almost three times taller than Mount Everest

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Jupiter

Jupiter, has a powerful magnetic field that is 20,000 times stronger than Earth's. This magnetic field traps charged particles, creating intense radiation belts around the planet

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Saturn

Saturn's beautiful rings are composed of many tiny ice and rock particles. Despite their stunning appearance, the rings are incredibly thin, with a thickness of only about 30 feet

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Uranus

Uranus rotates on its side. This unique tilt causes extreme seasons on the planet, with each pole experiencing 42 years of sunlight followed by 42 years of darkness

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Neptune

Neptune's atmosphere contains a striking blue color due to the presence of methane, which absorbs red light and reflects blue light

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Pluto (Dwarf Planet)

Pluto has a highly elliptical orbit and an eccentric orbit, which sometimes brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune

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