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DISCOVERING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THE SOLAR SYSTEM HAS EIGHT (NINE) PLANETS THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN. These nine planets are: • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto MERCURY • Closest planet to the sun • Small, rocky planet • Goes around the sun 88 earth days • Covered with holes (impact craters) • Has almost no atmosphere VENUS • Second planet from the sun • Hottest planet In our solar system • After the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky • Known as the Earth’s sister planet • Sixth largest planet • Named after the Roman God of love and beauty EARTH • • • • Third planet from the sun Our home planet Only known planet to support life Has a moon: largest satellite of any planet • Planet that has the greatest density • 70% is covered in water MARS • • • • Fourth planet from the sun Second smallest planet Known as the red planet Mars and Earth have the same land mass • Has the largest dust storm • Dry, rocky surface • Rovers recently landed on the surface JUPITER • Fifth planet from the sun -Largest planet in our solar system • Has 39 moons -Spins the fastest • Has three rings, but are very hard to see • Has a great red spot (hurricane like storm) SATURN • Sixth planet from the sun • Second largest planet • Farthest planet visible from earth • 62 moons • Known for it’s distinctive rings (ice chunks and rocks) • Lowest density URANUS • Seventh planet from the sun • Huge, icy planet covered in clouds • First planet discovered by using a telescope • Coldest temperature • Has 11 rings, but hard to see • Known as the ice giant planet NEPTUNE • • • • Eighth planet from the sun Has strong winds Has eight moons Orbited by faint rings arranged in clumps • Has a blue spot which is a storm PLUTO • • • • Smallest “planet” No longer considered a planet in our solar system Now known as a dwarf planet Farthest from the sun MAP OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM QUIZ