PlanetsBy Meagan Caine

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun

The diameter of Mercury is 4,878km

Mercury has no moons

It takes 88 days for Mercury to orbit the sun.

It takes 58.6 days for mercury to rotate all the way around

= My

Venus is the second closest to the sun

The diameter of Venus is 12,104 km

Venus has no moons

It takes Venus 227.4 earth days to orbit the sun

It takes Venus 225 earth days to rotate around it’s axis

= Very

Earth is third closest to the sun

Earth diameter is 12,753 km

Earth has 1 moon

It takes earth 365 days to orbit the sun

It takes earth 24 hours to rotate around the axis

= Excited

Mars is the fourth closest to the sun

The diameter of Mars is 6794 kilometres

Mars has 2 moons.

It takes Mars 687 earth days to orbit the sun

It takes Mars 24h and 37 minutes to rotate around it’s axis

= Munchkin

Jupiter is the 5th closest planets to the sun

The diameter of is142,984 KM

Jupiter has 63 moons.

It takes Jupiter 12 earth years to orbit the sun

= Jumps

Saturn is the 6th closest planet to the sun.The diameter of Saturn is 120, 536 kilometres Saturn has 61 moonsIt takes Saturn 29,43 earth years to orbit the sun

= Squealing

Uranus 7th closest planet to the sun.

The diameter of Uranus is 51 118 kilometres

Uranus has 27 moons

It takes Uranus 84.02 years to orbit the sun

= Under

Neptune is the 8th planet closest to the sun

The diameter of Neptune is 49,528 km

Neptune has 13 moons

It takes Neptune 164.8 Earth years to orbit the sun

= Nan’s

Pluto is the 9th closest (dwarf) planet to the sunThe diameter of Pluto is 2360 kilometresPluto has 3 moonsIt takes Pluto 258 Earth years to orbit the sun

= Pear trees

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