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Earth (Prithvi)
 Life exists only on earth.
 The earth possesses tilted axis which results in changing of
seasons on the earth.
 The earth is covered with water naturally and therefore
appears bluish-green when viewed from the space.
 The earth possesses its own natural satellite - the Moon.

Mars (Mangal)
 It is called the red planet because it has a reddish colour.
 It has two moons of its own.

Jupiter (Brihaspati)
 It is the largest planet in the solar system. It can comprise of
1300 Earth-like planets.
 It does not have high mass as compared to its size. The
mass of the Jupiter is almost 318 times of the mass of the earth.
 The rotation time of Jupiter is small around 9 hours 55
minutes.
 Jupiter has many (79) moons out of which 4 large moons can
be viewed from the earth with the help of a telescope.
 Jupiter has thin rings around it.

Saturn (Shani)
 Saturn has thick rings around it that can be easily viewed
through telescopes.
 It has 82 natural satellites of its own.
 The density of Saturn is less than that of water making it the
least dense Planet of the solar system.