Name the planet which is largest and smallest in the solar system.
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The largest planet is Jupiter and the smallest planet is Mercury in the solar system.
Jupiter is 69,911 km wide and it is almost 11 times wider than Earth.
Whereas, The size of Mercury is only 2,439.7 km making it the smallest planet in the solar system.
Things to remember from The Universe
- The solar system is a group of sun, eight planets, their satellites, comets, asteroids and meteors. The sun is at the center of which moves through the space taking its family members.
- The members of the solar system that revolve around the sun in closed elliptical orbit are called planets.
- The velocity so solar wind is about 500km/s.
- Inner planets: The planets which are found inside the belt of asteroids are called inner planets. They are mercury, Venus, earth and mars.
- Outer planets: The outer planets (sometimes called Jovian planets or gas giants) are huge planets swaddled in gas. They all have rings and all of plenty of moons each.
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