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Solar System

Solar System. MERCURY. Distance from Sun 36 million miles (57.9 million km) Diameter 3,032.4 miles (4,880 km) Size Compared to Earth Two-fifths the size of Earth in diameter; second smallest in the solar system Fun Fact

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Solar System

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  1. Solar System

  2. MERCURY Distance from Sun 36 million miles (57.9 million km) Diameter 3,032.4 miles (4,880 km) Size Compared to Earth Two-fifths the size of Earth in diameter; second smallest in the solar system Fun Fact The planet was named for the Roman god Mercury, a winged messenger, and it travels around the Sun faster than any other planet

  3. VENUS Distance from Sun 67.24 million miles (108.2 million km) Diameter 7,519 miles (12,100 km) Size Compared to Earth About 650 miles smaller in diameter than Earth Fun Fact Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, is also known as the “morning star” and “evening star” since it is visible at these times to the unaided eye.

  4. EARTH Distance from Sun 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km) Diameter 7,926.2 miles (12,756 km) Size Compared to Earth Four planets in our solar system are larger and four are smaller than Earth Fun Fact From space the planet looks blue with white swirls, created by water and clouds.

  5. MARS Distance from Sun 205 million km (128 million miles) Diameter 4,194 miles (6,794 km) Size Compared to Earth About one-half the size of Earth in diameter Fun Fact Mars also has dark blotches on it and white areas at the poles—these are white polar ice caps.

  6. JUPITER Distance from Sun 483.88 million miles (778.3 million km) Diameter 88,736 miles (142,800 km) Size Compared to Earth 11 times the diameter of Earth Fun Fact Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was named for the most important Roman god because of its size

  7. SATURN Distance from Sun 887.14 million miles (1,427 million km) Diameter 74,978 miles (120,660 km) Size Compared to Earth About 10 times larger than Earth in diameter Fun Fact Saturn's seven rings are flat and lie inside one another. They are made of billions of ice particles.

  8. URANUS Distance from Sun 1,783.98 million miles (2,870 million km) Diameter 32,193 miles (51,810 km) Size Compared to Earth 4 times larger than Earth in diameter Fun Fact Its discoverer, William Herschel, named it Georgium Sidus (the Georgian star) after the English king, George III.

  9. NEPTUNE Distance from Sun 2,796.46 million miles (4,497 million km) Diameter 30,775 miles (49,528 km) Size Compared to Earth Almost 4 times the size of Earth in diameter Fun Fact Neptune, named for an ancient Roman sea god, is a stormy blue planet about 30 times farther from the Sun than Earth

  10. Where are We?

  11. Size of Planets • Click here to compare the planet sizes.

  12. Credits • NASA Images • Fact Monster • Science Net Links

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