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Solar System
Planets
Mercury
The first planet from the sun
Mercury is a small, rocky planet.
It has a dusty surface filled with craters
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Venus
The second planet from the sun
Venus is almost he same size as Earth.
It is a dry, hot planet with tall mountains
and deep valleys.
Earth
The third planet from the sun
The Earth is a ball of rock almost covered
by oceans
As far as we know, it is the only planet with
air we can breathe
Mars
The fourth planet from the sun
Mars is about half the size of Earth
It is a desert except for the ice caps at the
north and south poles
Jupiter
The fifth planet from the sun
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar
system
Jupiter is a giant ball of gas with a small
rocky center
Saturn
The sixth planet from the sun
Saturn is the second largest planet
The rings that orbit the planet are made of
bits of ice and rock
Uranus
The seventh planet from the sun
Uranus is a giant gas ball with a rocky
center
Uranus tilts over on its side
Neptune
Neptune is a large blue green ball of gas
with a center of rock and iron
Neptune has faint rings
Neptune has high winds and many storms
that sometimes show up as dark spots
Pluto
Pluto is the smallest planet
It is the coldest spot in the solar system
Pluto’s orbit travels around the sun in a
different path than the other planets