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Questions

From 1979 until 2000 the most distant planet from the earth was ?

How many planets are there in our solar system?

If you're in the northern hemisphere, Polaris, the North Star, can be found by looking which direction?

Name the largest planet in the solar system?

Name the second-largest planet in the solar system?