What makes this ranking so awesome is it will remain true for the next thousands of years unless Mars will go off-orbit or some scientist declares that Mercury is no longer qualified to be called a planet anymore. Until then, we will all have to stick to these facts about the planets closest to the sun and go on with our lives.
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| Jupiter |
| Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a giant gas planet which is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Currently, many ambitious businessmen are now working hand-in-hand with some ambitious scientists to find ways to tap the Jupiter's massive supply of helium back here on earth. Many business experts has foreseen that their will be a great increase in demand of helium based party balloons within the next few decades as a result of the ever growing human population. This phenomenon has presented a new and lucrative business opportunity in the future. |
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| Mars |
| Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and it has half the diameter compared to Earth. The planet is named after its original inhabitants, the Martians, who went extinct thousands of years ago. The surface of Mars mostly consists of iron oxide which gives its reddish appearance. |
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| Earth |
| Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the densest of the eight planets in the Solar System. Home to millions of species including humans, Earth is currently the most populated astronomical body in the solar system. About 71% of the surface is covered with salt water oceans; the rest is land and garbage. |
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| Venus |
| Venus is the second planet from the Sun with size and gravity nearly similar to Earth. The atmospheres of Venus consist of an opaque layer of sulfuric acid cloud and its surface is mostly covered with volcanoes and lava, making it a bad picnic destination. |
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Mercury |
| Mercury is the nearest planet from the sun and smallest planet in the Solar System. It has a rocky body which consists of approximately 70% metallic and 30% silicate material. When the virgin scientists from NASA are asked what we can benefit from this planet in the near future, most of them responded; "robots with b00b implants". No wonder they got very angry when Obama slashed off the NASA's budget. |
I would like to apologize to all fans of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, my blog is only about the top 5 planets. And to all Pluto fans… I really don’t want to discriminate but please accept the fact that you don’t belong here.