The Solar System contains eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These planets all orbit the sun in their own path.

• Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

• Mercury is named after the Roman god (Mercury) of trade and profit.

• Mercury can only be seen at morning and evening twilight.

• Venus is the 2nd closest planet to the sun.

• Venus is named after (Venus) the Roman goddess of love.

• Venus is the only planet that is named after a female.

• Earth is the third planet closest to the sun.

• Earth is home to millions of species and humans.

• Earth’s outer surface is divided into several rigid segments.

• Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun.

• Mars is named after (Mars) the Roman god of war.

• Mars is also referred to as the red planet because it is covered in red dust called iron oxide.

• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.

• The Romans named Jupiter after the Roman god (Jupiter) that was king of the gods.

• Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.

• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

• Saturn was named after the Roman god (Saturnus) the god of agriculture and harvest.

• Saturn has the most rings in the Solar System.

• Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.

• Uranus is named after the Roman god of sky.

• William Herschel announced his discovery about Uranus on March,13 1781.

• Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.

• Neptune is named for the Roman god of the sea.

• Neptune is the fourth largest planet by diameter and third by mass.

• The solar system is a strange and dangerous place. There are tons of comets, meteorites, stars, asteroids, moons, and other galaxies beyond us.

• There are many rumors that we might not be alone. People claim sighting U.F.O’s and other suspicious things. However it is space how we like it!!!

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System By Christine Taylor-Butler and Melanie Chrismer

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