Chapter 11, Problem 4PE

Astronomy Helper

Create an application that displays the following menu:

Select a Planet

1. 1. Mercury
2. 2. Venus
3. 3. Earth
4. 4. Mars
5. 5. Exit the program

Enter your selection.

When the user selects a planet from the menu, the program should display data about the planet's average distance from the sun, the planet’s mass, and the planet’s surface temperature. Use the following data in your program:

Mercury
Average distance from the sun	57.9 million kilometers
Mass	3.31 × 10^23kg
Surface temperature	–173 to 430 degrees Celsius
Venus
Average distance from the sun	108.2 million kilometers
Mass	4.87 × 10^24kg
Surface temperature	472 degrees Celsius
Earth
Average distance from the sun	149.6 million kilometers
Mass	5.967 × 10^24kg
Surface temperature	–50 to 50 degrees Celsius
Mars
Average distance from the sun	227.9 million kilometers
Mass	0.6424 × 10^24kg
Surface temperature	–140 to 20 degrees Celsius