Our solar system

LEAST TO GREATEST DISTANCE FROM SUN

• Mercury 35.98 million mi
• Venus 67.24 million mi
• Earth 92.96 million mi
• Mars 141.6 million mi
• Jupiter 483.8 million mi
• Saturn 890.7 million mi
• Uranus 1.787 billion mi
• Neptune 2.795 billion mi

MERCURY

• Closest planet to the sun.
• There are no rings around it.
• Looks a lot like earths moon.
• Daytime on Mercury can be up to 6 times hotter than the hottest place on earth.
• Nighttime on Mercury can be up to 2 times colder than the coldest place on earth.

VENUS

• A day on Venus lasts longer than a year.
• Venus is often called earths sister planet.
• Second brightest planet in the night sky.
• Known as the morning star and evening star.
• Atmospheric presser on Venus is 92 times greater than the earths.

EARTH

• Earth has a powerful magnetic field.
• There is only one natural satellite of the planet earth.
• Earth is the only planet not named after God.
• Of all of the planets in our solar system,earth has the greatest density.
• Earths rotation is gradually slowing.

MARS

• Mars is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system.
• Only 18 missions to Mars have been successful.
• Mars has the largest dust storms in the solar system.
• On Mars the sun appears about half the size a sit does on earth.
• Pieces of Mars have fallen down to earth.

JUPITER

• Jupiter is the 4th biggest object in our solar system.
• Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets.
• Jupiter orbits the sun once every 11.8 earth years.
• Jupiter has a thin ring system.
• Eight spacecraft have visited Jupiter.

SATURN

• Saturn can be seen with the naked eye.
• Saturn is the Flattest planet.
• Saturn orbits the sun once every 29.4 earth years.
• Saturn has 150 moons and smaller moonlets.
• Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen.

URANUS

• Uranus is often referred to as an "ice giant" planet.
• Uranus hits the coldest temperature of any planet.
• Uranus has two sets of rings and a very thin set of dark colored rings.
• Only one spacecraft has flown by Uranus.
• Uranus makes one trip around the sun every 84 earth years.

NEPTUNE

• Neptune has 14 moons.
• Only one spacecraft has flown by neptune.
• It's the 4th largest planet.
• Neptune has a very thin collection of rings.
• Neptune has a very active climate.