PLANET DIAMETER (KM) DISTANCE FROM REVOLUTION NUMBER OF ROTATION TILT OF AXIS COMPOSITION

THE SUN (AU MOONS

MERCURY 4,880 0.39 88 DAYS 0 59 days 2 degrees Mostly helium
and hydrogen.
Closest to the
Sun, no
atmosphere,
extreme
temperature
variations.
Smallest and
covered in
impact craters
VENUS 12,104 0.72 224.7 days 0 243 days 177 degrees Carbon dioxide
and nitrogen.
Thick
atmosphere,
hottest planet,
retrograde
rotation.
EARTH 12, 742 1.00 365 days 1 24 hours 23.4 degrees Nitrogen,
oxygen. Only
known planet
with liquid
water, life, and
diverse
ecosystems
MARS 6, 779 1.52 669.6 sols or 2 24.6 hours 25 degrees Carbon dioxide,
solar days nitrogen and
argon. Known as
the "Red Planet,"
has polar ice
caps, thin
 atmosphere
JUPITER 139, 820 5.20 12 years 95 10 hours 3 degrees Hydrogen,
helium. Largest
and oldest
planet. 11 times
wider than earth
SATURN 116, 460 29.7 years 29.46 146 10.7 hours 28.73 degrees Hydrogen,
helium. Known
for its prominent
rings made of ice
and dust
particles. 9 times
wider than earth,
80 minutes for
sunlight to reach
its surface. The
rings consist of
shattered
moons, asteroids
and comets.
URANUS 50. 724 84 years 84.01 28 17 hours 90 degrees Hydrogen,
helium. Tilted on
its side, unique
rotational axis.
13 faint rings, 4
times wider than
earth. 2 hours
and 40 mins for
sunlight to reach
its surface. The
planet mass is
made up of fluids
of icy materials
 (water, methane,
ammonia), has
small rocky core.
NEPTUNE 49, 244 165 years 164.8 14 16 hours 28 degrees Hydrogen,
helium. Farthest
planet from the
Sun, deep blue
color cause of
methane, strong
winds. First
planet to be
located using
mathematical
calculations. Not
visible to the
naked eye.