Order of the planets

from the sun

- Mercury

-Venus

-Earth

-Mars

-Jupiter

-Saturn

-Uranus

-Neptune
 Mercury

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It is the smallest

planet in the solar system. Mercury is the fastest planet.

Mercury is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 88 Earth Days

Number of moons: none
Colour: Grey

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 Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus

rotates in the opposite direction Earth rotates in. A day on
Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

Venus is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 225 Earth Days

Number of moons: none
Colour: Brown and grey

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 Earth

Earth is the only planet we have found that contains life.

Earth is not perfectly round. Earth is 4.543 billion years old.

Earth is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 365 1/4 Earth Days

Number of moons: 1
Colour: Blue, brown, green, white

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 Mars

Mars is also known as the red planet. Mars has seasons.

There are signs of ancienct floods on Mars.

Mars is an inner planet.

Orbits the sun in: 687 Earth Days

Number of moons: 2
Colour: Red , brown

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 Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is

mostly swirling gasses and liquids. Jupiter is 11 times wider
than Earth.

Jupiter is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 11.9 Earth Years

Number of moons: At least 79
Colour: Brown, orange with white cloud stripes

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 Saturn

Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of

gas. You cannot stand on Saturn. Saturn is the second
largest planet in the solar system.

Saturn is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 29.5 Earth Years

Number of moons: 82
Colour: Golden, brown, blue-grey

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 Uranus

Uranus is about four times wider than Earth. Uranus rotates

on its side. Uranus has thirteen known rings.

Uranus is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 29.5 Earth Years

Number of moons: 27
Colour: Blue-green

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 Neptune

Neptune is more than thirty times as far from the Sun than
the Earth. Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited
Neptune. Neptune takes about 16 hours to rotate once.

Neptune is an outer planet.

Orbits the sun in: 164.8 Earth Years

Number of moons: 14
Colour: Blue

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