What is the name of planet that is often called the red planet?
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is commonly referred to as the Red Planet. The rocks, soil and sky have a red or pink hue. The distinct red color was observed by stargazers throughout history. It was given its name by the Romans in honor of their god of war, since the red color reminded them of blood. The ancient Egyptians called it Her Descher meaning "the red one".\n\nYou can download a pretty cool small movie that flys over Valles Maranaris (the largest known canyon anywhere!) at the second link, below.
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There are two main types of planets: the rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) and the gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus).  Rocky planets are also called terrestrial planets, and gas giants are also known as Jovians.  Pluto is sometimes classified as an icy planet, although its status as a planet (or a lost comet/moon) is disputed.
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You can go to http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/SolarSystem/ , and get the data by clicking on the names of the planets one by one.
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.\n\nBut most famous for it's rings are Saturn, since it's rings are so prominent they can be viewed from earth.
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THere is an argument among astromoners as to whether classify the bodies beyond pluto as planets... consider that in the asteroid belt there are many objects orbiting the sun... do we call them all planets?\n\nCurrently there are officially only 9 planets:\nMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
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Mercury has been known to be a planet since ancient times. It has a rotation period of 59 days, and a revolution period of 88 days.  It is definitely not a gas giant, but a small rocky planet.
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Yes! The 10th planet was discovered in 2005, and is temporarily known as 2003 UB313.  However, 2003 UB313 is located in the Kuiper belt, which is made up of numerous objects, and there may be many more that could be counted as planets.  The definition of "planet" is currently a topic of debate, and some argue that neither 2003 UB313 nor Pluto should be considered planets.  I believe that the popular media has sometimes refered to it as "planet x," but this is not its official name.
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"Earth" is the name the inhabitants of the third Solar planet call their world. This word is an ancient one, and is in English. All the logical paths that lead to a planet's name require the conclusion that no other planet could have this exact name.\n\n;-D Of course miracles happen every day! If some aliens like the name "Earth" then I won't stop them from calling their planet 'Earth!"
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant (also known as a Jovian planet, after the planet Jupiter), the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. It was named after the Roman god Saturn. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the god's sickle (Unicode: ♄).
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Coruscant (pronounced /'kʊ.ɹə.sɑnt/) Is an ecumenopolis, it was renamed Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire and Yuuzhan'tar during the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion. The adjective form of the planet name is Coruscanti.\n\nlets get it right bearded one....and jedi use the mind control to get other people to pick it up for them...
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. the asteroid belt is located between the 5th planet (Mars) and the planet Jupiter
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The 10th planet was discovered last summer.\n\nJuly 29, 2005: "It's definitely bigger than Pluto." So says Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology who announced today the discovery of a new planet in the outer solar system.\n\nThe planet, which hasn't been officially named yet, was found by Brown and colleagues using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego. It is currently about 97 times farther from the sun than Earth, or 97 Astronomical Units (AU). For comparison, Pluto is 40 AU from the sun. \n\nThe planet's temporary name is 2003 UB313. A permanent name has been proposed by the discoverers to the International Astronomical Union, and they are awaiting the decision of this body before announcing the name.
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Unknown, of course. But the largest planet in our SOLAR SYSTEM is Jupiter.
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The plane formed by the Earth's orbit is called the ecliptic. While most of the planets' orbits are close to this plane, Mercury and Pluto's orbits differ by several degrees.
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Saturn.  It's my favorite planet.  I guess because it is so different from the other planets.
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The planets were originally named by the Romans after their gods' names. However, they only knew the planets until Saturn, which is the farthest planet from Earth that can be observed by the naked human eye. Because of that, Uranus has the name of the Greek god of sky Ουρανός (Ouranos), instead of its correspondent in the roman mythology, Caelus.
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The sun is the center of the solar system, revolving around it are the nine planets namely: mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune and pluto.