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The Planets In The Solar System. By: Zara. Mercury. The first planet 3,032 miles across Has zero moons Eight planet in order by the size Not been explored by humans. Interesting Facts About Mercury. The surface is silicate rock Mercury is 36 million miles away from the sun
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The Planets In The Solar System By: Zara
Mercury • The first planet • 3,032 miles across • Has zero moons • Eight planet in order by the size • Not been explored by humans
Interesting Facts About Mercury • The surface is silicate rock • Mercury is 36 million miles away from the sun • It has almost no atmosphere
Venus • It is 6th planet in order by the size • It is 7,521 miles across • It has zero moons • It has not been explored by humans • It is the second planet
Interesting Facts About Venus • The surface is silicate rock • Venus is 67 million miles away from the sun • It rotates around the opposite side planets do
Earth • It is 7,926 miles across • It is the third planet • It is fifth planet by size • It has one moon • It has been explored
Interesting Facts About Earth • Each movement takes 24 hours • It takes one year to go around the sun • The surface is water, basalt, and granite
Mars • It has not been explored by humans • It has 2 moons • It is 4,213 miles across • It is the fourth planet • It is the seventh planet by size
Interesting Facts About Mars • Mars has the tallest mountains • It is 142 million miles away from the sun • The lines on it are called channels
Jupiter • It is 88,732 miles across • Jupiter has 63 moons • It has not been explored by humans • It is the first biggest by size • It is the first planet by size
Interesting Facts About Jupiter • Jupiter has the shortest day • Jupiter has the most moons • Jupiter is a really big gas giant
Saturn • It is the sixth planet from the sun • Its diameter is 74,975 miles • Saturn is the second planet by size • Saturn has 34 moons • Saturn has not been explored by humans yet
Interesting Facts About Saturn • It takes 29.5 years for Saturn to go around the sun • It gets -312 ferine height there in Saturn • Saturn has four ring groups
Uranus • It is the seventh planet from the sun • Its diameter is31,763 miles • Uranus is the third planet by size • Uranus has 27 moons • Uranus has not been explored by humans yet
Interesting Facts About Uranus • Uranus has two rings • Uranus has faint , fast-moving clouds • Uranus is made of ice and gases
Neptune • Neptune is the eight planet from the sun • It is 30,603 miles across • Neptune is the fourth planet by size • Neptune has thirteen moons • It has not been explored by humans yet
Interesting Facts About Neptune • It has faint rings made out of dust • The largest moon is called Triton • Methane gas makes the planet look blue
Resources • The World Almanac 2006 • Saturn by: Tim Goss • Uranus by: Thomas K. Adamson • Neptune by: Ralph Winrich
Saturn by: Tim Goss • Uranus by: Thomas K. Adamson