P2.3.4Planet symbols in Unicode

Find the Unicode code points for the planet symbols listed on the NASA website, which mostly fall within the hex range 2600-26FF: Miscellaneous Symbols (see this chart) and output a list of planet names and symbols.

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The following uses the more usual "circled-plus" symbol for Earth.

>>> print('    Sun: \u2609', 'Mercury: \u263F', '  Venus: \u2640',
          '  Earth: \u2295', '   Mars: \u2642', 'Jupiter: \u2643',
          ' Saturn: \u2644', ' Uranus: \u26E2', 'Neptune: \u2646',
          sep='\n')
    Sun: ☉
Mercury: ☿
  Venus: ♀
  Earth: ⊕
   Mars: ♂
Jupiter: ♃
 Saturn: ♄
 Uranus: ⛢
Neptune: ♆

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