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Earth's Rotation 

• - Sidereal Day: Approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds.
• - Meaning: The time Earth takes to rotate once relative to distant stars.
• - Solar Day: Approximately 24 hours, measured from one noon to the next.
• - Difference: About 4 minutes.

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• The poles experience six months of the day and six months of the night.
• This is since earth is tilted on its axis.
• Also, due to this, each pole is tilted towards and away from the sun for about six months.
• When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it has continuous daylight.

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• Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
• Its surface contains iron oxide (rust) which gives it a red color.
• It is the 4th planet from the Sun in the solar system.
• Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
• Mars is often called the “planet of future exploration”.

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

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• The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 150 million kilometers.
• It is also called 1 astronomical unit (or AU).

Last updated by NA on 04-11-2026

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• A planet must orbit the Sun, have enough gravity to become nearly round, and clear most other objects from its orbital neighbourhood.
• In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Additional information:

• The eight recognized planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Last verified on 21-10-2026