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Date _______________
Solar System Research Information
1. What is the topic of your report? ____________________________________
2. Is it a planet (a(n) Inner, Outer, or Dwarf planet) or another kind of object? What
does it look like? _________________________________________________________
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3. What is your object located in the Solar System? _____________________________
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4. Does your object rotate on its axis? If so, how long does it take to rotate on its axis
(This is one day on your planet.) If your object does not rotate on its axis, does it move
around in space, if so how? _______________________________________________
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5. How big is your object (diameter or length/width)? ___________________________
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6. Does your object orbit the sun, if so, how long does it take for your planet to orbit
the Sun? _______________________________________________________________
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7. What is the atmosphere of your space object made up of? ______________________
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8. What is the high and low average temperature of your space object?
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9. Is this temperature warmer or colder than Earth? ____________________________
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10.If your object is a planet, what type of planet is it (it is rocky or a gas giant)? If it is
something else, what is it composed of? ______________________________________
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11.Does your space object have any moons (list all moons)? ________________________
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12.Does your space object have rings or debris around it (if so, describe them and when
they were discovered)? ____________________________________________________
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13.Could a human live on your space object? Explain. __________________________
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14.When was your space object discovered? ___________________________________
15.Who discovered your space object? _______________________________________
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16.How did your space object get its name? ____________________________________
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17.Something Special. Is there anything special about your space object? This can often be
the best part of the report, taking you off on interesting topics. For example, are there
100-year-long storms on your planet? Are there giant volcanos? Does your planet have a
tilted axis (giving it extreme seasons)? Have spacecraft visited your planet? If so, what
have they discovered? Is your space object currently in the news for new discoveries?
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18. Anything else….. What is my space object’s distance from the Sun? ______________
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