THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SUN• The sun is a big star. • Because the sun shines so bright, it is dangerous to look directly at it. • The sun is the center of our solar system!

THE PLANETS• There are nine planets in the solar system:

• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus • Neptune• Pluto

THE PLANETS: MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH,

MARS• Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun. • Mercury only takes 88 days to orbit around the sun!• Venus is the second planet closest to the sun.• Venus is the brightest planet is our solar system!• Earth is the third closest planet to the sun.• Earth is also the only planet that has life!• Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun.• Mars also has seasons, just like Earth does.

THE PLANETS:JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO

• Jupiter is the fifth planet closest to the sun.• Jupiter is 483 million miles away!• Saturn is the sixth planet closest to the sun.• Saturn has rings around it, and has 18 moons!• Uranus is the seventh planet closest to the moon.• Uranus has 27 moons, unlike Earth who has one!• Neptune is the eighth planet closest to the sun. • Neptune takes 165 Earth years to orbit around the sun!• Pluto is the planet that is furthest away from the sun.• Pluto takes 248 ½ years to orbit around the sun!

SOURCES• https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News111312-m6flare

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• http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/lakes-found-on-saturns-moon-titan_1617895.html

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