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Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and closest to the Sun. It completes its orbit around the Sun in about 88 Earth days. Due to the absence of an atmosphere, life on Mercury is impossible.
Total planets: 8 (IAU definition, 2006).
Order from Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Terrestrial Planets (rocky): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn.
Ice Giants: Uranus and Neptune.
All planets revolve counterclockwise (except Venus and Uranus rotate differently).
The elements found in the crust are
It should be noted that oxygen and silicon are not metals.
Meteors originate from the debris of a tail star called C/1861 G-1 Thatcher.
It is visible throughout the year from the Northern sky and appears circumpolar above the mid-northern latitude. It can be seen during summer- time in the early part of the night.
while Ganymede, Callisto and Europa are satellites of Jupiter.
A dwarf planet is a celestial body that:
Orbits the Sun
Has sufficient mass for a nearly round shape
Has not cleared its orbital path of other debris
Is not a satellite (moon)
it rises to 15,620 ft (4,761 m) at Mt. Sikaram. This mountain range is located in the Khyber and Kurram Departments of the Federally Administered Tribal Region in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
The world-famous Khyber Pass is located in this mountain range.
