The 8 Planets
Inner planets:
Mercury(36 million miles to sun):
Mecury is so close to the sun that it can reach over 800F. However, it also has no atmosphere meaning at night it drops to -290F.
Venus(67 million miles to sun):
Venus is similar in size to the Earth and rotoates in the oppoiste direction. It has a thick atmosphere that traps in the heat making it the hostest planet.
Earth(93 million miles to sun):
Hey, thats us! Earth is the only planet with life that we know of. It is the only planet with a prefect atmosphere and liquid water that can support us.
Mars(141 million miles to sun)
Mars is famous for its red rusted surface, icy polar caps, and huge mountains. It also has two moons phobos and deimos, but they are much smaller than Earth's.
Outer planets:
Jupiter(483 million miles to sun):
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system yet has the shortest days, only 9.9 hours. This gives it super big storms, its biggest is the Great Red Spot.
Saturn(889 million miles to sun):
Saturn has the biggest and most complex set of rings in the entire solar system. They are made up of billions of tiny rocks, ice, comets, and dust.
Uranus(1.8 billion miles to sun):
Uranus has an extreme tilt of 98 degrees and therefore spins sidesways. This was the first planet to be discovred using a telescrope back in 1781.
Neptune(2.8 billion miles to sun)
Neptune is the coldest, furthest, and darkest planet from the sun. It is so far that even at noon time the sun's light is more like twilight here on Earth.