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We have 8 planets in
our solar system .
We also have 1
dwarf planet.
We also orbit a star.
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All of our planets
orbit the sun .
There has never
been a person on
the sun.
The reason why is
because it is way to
hot!
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Mercury is the closest
planet to the sun .
Mercury is the hottest
planet in the in our
solar system.
Mercury is about the
size of Earth’s moon.
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Venus is just about
the same size of
earth.
On Earth you can
actually see Venus.
It is the third brightest
object in space.
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Earth is the only
planet with life on it.
Its nick name is the
Goldilocks planet.
It also has the
perfect amount of
everything.
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Mars is the last inner
plant .
After Mars there's the
asteroid belt.
Even after that
there's the outer
planets.
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The asteroid belt
surrounds the inner
planets.
Those planets are
Mars , Earth , Venus ,
and Mercury.
Those are the inner
planets that are
surrounded by the
asteroid belt
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Jupiter is the biggest
planet in the our
solar system.
It’s 11 times bigger
than Earth.
It also has 63 moons
and counting .
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Saturn is one of the
ring planets.
It’s ring is visible from
Earth!
It is a gas giant .
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Uranus is another gas
giant .
It also rotates on its
side .
It has at least 27
moons.
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Neptune is mostly
made out of
hydrogen and
helium.
It is really windy at
Neptune.
Winds can reach up
to 1200 mph… or
higher.
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Pluto is not a planet
anymore.
It’s actually just a
dwarf planet .
It is also a big sphere
of ice.