PLANET

PLANETS

MERCURYVENUSEARTHMARSJUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNEPLUTO

The first planet ,next to the Sun ,is Mercury. Mercuryis achemical elementwith the symbolHg(hydrargyrum). MERCURY

Venusis the secondplanetfrom theSun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days.The name of Venus is morning star The planet is named afterVenus, theRomangoddessof love and beauty. After theMoon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky.VENUS

Earthis the thirdplanetfrom theSun. It is between Venus and Mars.It is sometimes referred to as theworld, the Blue Planet,or by its Latin name,Terra.Earth formed approximately4.5 billion yearsago andlife appearedon its surface within one billion years. The planet is home to millions ofspecies, includinghumans.EARTH

Marsis the fourthplanetfrom theSunin theSolar System. Named after theRomangod of war,Mars, it is often described as the "Red Planet.MARS

Jupiter is the biggest planet in Solar System.JUPITER

Saturnis the sixth planet from theSunand the second largest planet in theSolar System, afterJupiter. Named after theRomangod Saturn. Saturn is special for its beautiful ring.SATURN

Uranusis the seventhplanetfrom theSun.. Uranus was the first planet discovered with atelescope.URANUS

Neptuneis the eighth and farthestplanetfrom theSunin theSolar System. Named for theRoman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter. Neptune has strong winds.NEPTUNE

Pluto,is one of the small planets.PLUTO

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