Our Solar system

Our Sun and Solar systemThe neighborhood where we live1The Sun our very own starThe Sun is the center of our solar systemThe word solar means of the sunOur sun is a medium-sized starOur sun is medium-hot, and yellow

2The inner four - MercuryThe inner four planets are formed mostly of rockMercury is firstIt has very little atmosphereIt has no moonsIt is VERY HOT!

3VenusVenus is secondIt has a very thick atmosphere, and this makes the temperature the highest in the solar systemIt has no moonsIt is about the same size as Earth

4EarthEarth is thirdIt has liquid waterIt has a medium-thick atmosphereIt has one moonIts where we live

5MarsMars is fourthIt has a thinner atmosphere than EarthNo surface waterHigh winds sometimesTwo moons

6JupiterJupiter, the largest planet, is fifthJupiter is a gas planetIt has rings, and 63 moonsThe Great Red Spot is a storm that has been there ever since Galileo saw it 400 years ago!

7SaturnSaturn is the sixth planetIt is also a gas planetSaturn is famous for its rings, which are easy to see with a telescope Galileo saw them, tooHas 56 moons

8UranusUranus is a gas planet, too all four of the outer planets areIt spins sideways, probably because it was hit by a comet or asteroidUranus has thin rings and 27 moons

9NeptuneNeptune is the farthest away It is a gas planetIt has VERY strong winds, over 400 miles an hourNeptune has 13 moons

10Pluto and the othersPluto is another body now called a PLUTOIDIt has an irregular orbit tilted and elongatedIt has 3 moons one is very largeEris, the newest body, is also a PlutoidIt has only one moon

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