Researching
the Planets
Planet and Moon Fact Sheet
(doc
and pdf)
Find the following
information by using a search engine. Be sure to record your information on the
sheet provided, including the URL, name of webpage, and any links used:
Name of planet
When discovered and
by whom
Distance of planet
from Sun
Distance of planet
from Earth
Rotation time
Revolution time
Symbol of planet
Who or what planet
was named after
Surface temperature
on day and night sides or average surface temperature
Atmospheric
components
Surface
characteristics
Special facts of
interest
Spacecraft that have
flown by or visited
and
Name of moon
researched
Date discovered and
by whom
Diameter of moon
Rotation time
Atmosphere
Surface
characteristics
Interesting facts
Spacecraft that have
flown by or visited
Other Planets, Other Moons Home Page
and relevancy of the information on all other site pages are entirely
the responsibility of the webmaster of the sites visited.
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