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The Eight Planets of
the Solar System
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mercury
Order: 1st planet from the Sun
Distance from Sun: 58,000,000 km / 35 million miles
Size: 4,878 kilometer diameter
Type: Terrestrial
Research topics: Mercury day? Mercury year?
Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What
probes have visited it?
Mercury
Venus
Order: 2nd planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 108,000,000 km / 67 million miles
Size: 12,104 kilometer diameter
Type: Terrestrial
Research topics: Venus day? Venus year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have
visited it?
Venus
Order of the Planets
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Excited
Mother
Just
Served
Us
Nachos
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
How can I remember the order of the planets?
Mercury: 58,000,000 km
Venus: 108,000,000 km
Earth: 150,000,000 km = 1AU (Astronomical Unit)
Mars: 228,000,000 km
Jupiter: 778,000,000 km
Saturn: 1,427,000,000 km
Uranus: 2,870,000,000 km
Neptune: 4,497,000,000 km
Distance from the sun (in kilometers)
Earth
Order: 3rd planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 150,000,000 km = 1 AU
(Astronomical Unit) / 93 million miles
Size: 12,756 kilometer diameter
Type: Terrestrial
Research topics: Earth day? Earth year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features?
Earth
Mars
Order: 4th planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 228,000,000 km / 142 million miles
Size: 6,780 kilometer diameter
Type: Terrestrial
Research topics: Mars day? Mars year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have
visited it?
Mars
How big are the planets??
Jupiter
Order: 5th planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 778,000,000 km / 484 million miles
Size: 139,822 kilometer diameter
Type: Gas Giant
Research topics: Jupiter day? Jupiter year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have
visited it?
Jupiter
Saturn
Order: 6th planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 1,427,000,000 km / 889 million miles
Size: 120,536 kilometer diameter
Type: Gas Giant
Research topics: Saturn day? Saturn year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited
it?
Saturn
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Terrestrial
Gas Giants/Jovian
Mercury, Venus Earth and Mars
Solid Rocky Surface
Relatively close to Sun
Small in Size
Few Moons
No rings
Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune
Thick gaseous atmosphere with
liquid interior
Far from Sun
Large in size
Many Moons
Has ring systems
Uranus
Order: 7th Planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 2,870,000,000 km / 1.79 billion miles
Size: 51,118 kilometer diameter
Type: Gas Giant
Research topics: Uranus day? Uranus year? Atmosphere? Moons
or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it?
Uranus
Neptune
Order: 8th planet from the Sun
Distance from the Sun: 4,497,000,000 km / 2.8 billion miles
Size: 49,528 kilometer diameter
Type: Gas Giant
Research topics: Neptune day? Neptune year? Atmosphere?
Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it?
Neptune
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