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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It looks a lot like Earth’s Moon. Mercury
Space probes have visited cloud-covered Venus many times. Venus
Earth is our home. It is the only planet with liquid water. Earth
Mars has some water, but most of it is frozen ice. Mars is known as the “red planet” because of its reddish rocks and soil.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been whirling around for 300 years. Jupiter
Saturn is known for its thousands of beautiful rings. They are made of different sized bits of ice and rock that orbit the planet. Saturn
Uranus is called the “sideways planet” because it rotates on its side. Uranus
Neptune is more than two billion miles from Earth. It has a Great Dark Spot similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Neptune
Little is known about Pluto because it is so far away. Pluto
The Sun is a Star. A star is a hot, glowing ball of gases. The Sun is only a medium sized star. It looks larger than any other star because it is the closet star to Earth. Sun