by: Grace WaringOur Solar System

Our Solar System

Planets in the solar system

Types of Planets

Mercury

Mercury is closest planet to the sun

Smallest planet in solar system

Venus

Venus is the 2nd closest planet to the sun

Earth

Third from the sun, where we live

Atmosphere, liquid water and distance from the sun make Earth a haven for life

Mars

Mars is fourth from the sun

Known as the “red planet” because of its reddish surface created by iron

Jupiter

Jupiter is fifth from the sun

The LARGEST planet in the solar system

Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun

Has rings that are a thin layer of millions of chunks of ice and rock

Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun

How to remember all the planets in the solar system?

MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE