Download All About Planets

All About Planets
By George &
Harry
Mars
Mars is also often described as
the “Red Planet” due to its
reddish appearance. Mars is a
terrestrial planet with a thin
atmosphere composed
primarily of carbon dioxide.
Mars is the
fourth planet
from the sun
and is the
second
smallest planet
in the solar
system. Named
after the
Roman god of
war.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the
biggest planet in
the solar system.
The planet
Jupiter is the fifth
planet out from
the sun, and is
two and a half
times more
massive than all
the other planets
in the solar
system combined
Mercury
Mercury is the closest
planet to the sun and
due to its proximity it
is not easily seen
except during twilight