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Although I am the smallest planet in the Solar System, my large iron core makes me the second heaviest, only slightly lighter than Earth.\r\n\r\nAlthough I am the closest planet to the Sun, I am actually not the hottest . . .that honor belongs to Venus with her heat-trapping atmosphere.  I'm very hot on the side that faces the Sun, but the other side is always more than 200 degrees below zero!\r\n\r\nMy appearance is similar to the Earth’s Moon, for I am heavily cratered, lack an atmosphere and have no natural satellites.","brand":"Celestial Buddies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42076479422534,"sku":"713757470513","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/3648\/1606\/files\/File-640_medium_146a26ef-fabc-44e2-ab52-0671989a0e69.jpg?v=1723917310"},{"product_id":"celestial-buddies-plush-jupiter","title":"Celestial Buddies-plush Jupiter","description":"Jupiter…is a big, bold giant, the King of the Planets! Being the most massive planet in our Solar System certainly has its perks!\r\n\r\nI am the largest planet of the Solar System, 2 ½ times the mass of all the other planets combined, so it makes sense that I am named after the Roman King of the Gods! I am the fifth planet and first gas giant from the Sun. Gas giants have thick atmospheres of hydrogen and helium that become denser closer to the core. The distinctive stripes on my exterior are a result of my rapid rotation which generates high velocity winds that create the dynamic horizontal bands of clouds. The Giant Red Spot, my most recognizable feature, is a hurricane-like storm almost as big as the Earth.  The planets closer to the Sun have zero, one or two moons . . .I have at least 79, although only four of them, the ones first discovered by the famous astronomer Galileo in the year 1610, can be seen with a small telescope.","brand":"Celestial Buddies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42076542730310,"sku":"713757470612","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/3648\/1606\/files\/File-4113_medium_2348cf82-030e-44ae-a57c-e64e22eb62e2.jpg?v=1723918580"},{"product_id":"celestial-buddies-plush-saturn","title":"Celestial Buddies-plush Saturn","description":"Saturn…is the ring leader of the galactic gang! Saturn’s extraordinary rings are one of the most recognized wonders of our solar system.\r\n\r\nI am the sixth planet from the Sun and second largest in the Solar System. I am easily recognized by my extraordinary rings. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings too, but while theirs are narrow and dark, mine are bright, due to the light reflecting qualities of the ice crystals that make up the majority of my rings. My rings extend hundreds of thousands of miles into space. Interspersed throughout are particles ranging in size from specks of dust to large rocky objects 30 feet in diameter.\r\n\r\nMy rings were formed a few hundred million years ago from the remnants of comets, asteroids or shattered moons . . . but I still have 82 moons left, some large and some very small.","brand":"Celestial Buddies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42076563505222,"sku":"713757470711","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/3648\/1606\/files\/File-1176_medium_8626e685-d644-4a2c-a84a-2c01d2533933.jpg?v=1723918949"},{"product_id":"celestial-buddies-plush-pluto-charon","title":"Celestial Buddies-plush Pluto\/Charon","description":"Pluto and Charon…have a heart, love a planet!  \r\n\r\nPluto I’m a dwarf with a heart! I was discovered in 1930 by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh as the ninth planet from the Sun,  but I was reclassified as a “dwarf planet” in 2006. In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft sent back lots of scientific data and  beautiful photos of me, some which show a giant heart-shaped area on my face, but you wouldn’t want to try to live on me. I’m mostly made of rock and ice, I'm very cold, and my atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, with some methane and carbon monoxide. Plus, I am so far from the Sun that even daylight here is fainter than twilight on Earth.\r\n\r\nCharon I was discovered in 1978 and am the largest of Pluto’s five moons, but I’m more than just an ordinary satellite. I’m more than half as big as Pluto, and because Pluto and I actually revolve around each other, we are sometimes called a “double planet.” Scientists have nicknamed my dark cap “Mordor” after a part of “Middle Earth” in Tolkien’s book, The Lord of The Rings. My orbit is “synchronous” with my rotation, so the same side of me always faces Pluto, just like the same side of your Moon always faces Earth. 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Although the search continues, we have found no evidence of any other planet with such an amazing variety of living things and ecosystems as Our Precious Planet, so let’s not take it for granted. Earth was formed 4.53 billion years ago; the earliest forms of life appeared at least 3.5 billion years ago; and we people . . . homo sapiens . . . have been living here for only around 200,000 years. Although the Earth’s climate can change gradually over time, human activities, such as industry, deforestation, pollution and urban development, have speeded up the pace of climate change and are increasing the amount of global warming, which can lead to melting glaciers, rising sea levels, extreme weather and species extinctions.\r\n\r\nEarth needs our help now! How can YOU help? Recycle bottles, cans, plastic, \u0026amp; paper. Turn off water and electricity when not in use. Drink filtered tap water and carry it in reusable bottles. Ask your parents to buy reusable grocery bags. 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Earth is my twin in terms of size and it is closer to me than to any other Planet, but that is where our similarities end: I am the only planet to rotate backwards, and very slowly, so a Venusian day lasts longer than my year! An atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide traps heat and makes me the hottest planet in the Solar System. more than 800 degrees F.  I’m hot enough to melt lead!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFeatures\r\n\r\nHeight of toy seated is approximately 6 inches\r\nAll New Materials\r\nContent: Polyester Fiber\r\nConforms to all EU and US Consumer Product Safety Commission Toy Regulations\r\nHand Made in China\r\nRated \"0+\" . . . Appropriate for children of all ages\r\nCare. Spot clean with mild detergent and cold water, but toy may be machine washed in cold water, gentle cycle, if needed.  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When viewed from space, the only areas not red are the white patches at my poles . . . my polar ice caps . . . frozen all year round. I am named after the Roman God of War because my red color is reminiscent of blood. But don’t worry; I’m a peace loving, friendly Martian!\r\n\r\nMy day is just a few minutes longer than yours, but while Earth has one Moon, I have two. Deimos and Phobos are very small and orbit very close to my surface, Deimos  is only about 3700 miles away and takes just 8 hours  to orbit me.  Phobos is further away, and its orbit takes 30 hours.  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