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A Solar System has at least one star and at least one planet around that star. Scientists have already discovered over 500! solar systems besides our own.

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Planets:8 Dwarf Planets:5 Moons:174 Potential Places to Look for Life 187! In our solar system, we have:

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Getting a sense of our Solar System

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Relative Distances of the Planets

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How can we tell if a specific body in the Solar System might have life? By writing down facts we know about it!

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Earth: CategoriesFacts Year of DiscoveryNot Applicable Distance from Sun149,600,000 km Radius6,371 km Temperature14 C Composition.Mostly Nitrogen and Oxygen in the Atmosphere. Does it have water?Yes! Lots of it! 1 Interesting fact Earth has over 2 million different species of life!