Uranus

The seventh planet, Uranus, is

named after the Greek god of
the heavens. The planet is
1,782 million miles from the
Sun and is 29,297 miles in
diameter. Uranus is
surrounded by 13 very faint
rings and has 27 moons. The
planet is composed entirely of
gas and the center is a frozen
mass of ammonia and
methane, which gives the
planet a blue-green color.
Uranus takes 30,708 days to
orbit the Sun and each day
lasts 17 hours.

Neptune
Neptune, the eighth planet
from the Sun, is the third
largest planet in the solar
system with a diameter of
29,297 miles. Neptune is
composed of hydrogen and
helium, which makes the
planet blue. The planet is
named after the Roman god of
the sea because of its blue
color. Neptunes year lasts
60,190 days, and each day
lasts 19 hours. The planet is
2,793 million miles from the
Sun and has 13 moons.

Planets
in the solar
system
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Describe the distinguishing
characteristics of the known
planets in the solar system.
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Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

At 36 million miles away,

Mercury is the closest planet
to the Sun. Mercurys orbit
around the Sun lasts for only
88 days. The planet moves at
a speed of 107,372 miles an
hour! Because of its fast orbit,
the planet is named after the
speedy Roman messenger
god. Mercury is considered a
small planet (3,032 miles in
diameter) and has no moons.
The surface is covered with
craters and is completely dry.
There is no possibility of life
on Mercury.

Earth is the third planet from

the Sun and is the only planet
in the solar system that has
life. The planet is 93 million
miles away from the Sun and
takes 365 days to orbit. Earth
is named after the German
word, erde, which means
ground. Earth is the only
planet that has liquid water on
its surface and has an
atmosphere containing a large
amount of oxygen. The planet
is 7,918 miles in diameter and
has one moon.

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Venus, the second planet from

the Sun, is the brightest
planet in the solar system, and
orbits around the Sun in 225
days. Venus is named after
the Roman goddess of love
and beauty. The planet is
slightly smaller than Earth
(7,521 miles in diameter) and
has no moons. Venus is 67
million miles away from the
Sun but is the hottest planet
in the solar system. Venus
has continents, mountains,
and craters, but has no
atmosphere and is too hot to
sustain life.

Mars, the fourth planet from

the Sun, is often called the
Red Planet and is 141 million
miles from the Sun. The
planet takes 320 days to orbit
and has very long seasons.
Mars is smaller than Earth
(4,212 miles in diameter), but
both planets have polar ice
caps, which makes scientists
think life could have once
existed on Mars as well. The
planet is named after the
Roman god of war because of
its blood red color. Mars has
mountains, craters, caverns,
and two moons.

Saturn, the sixth planet, is

886 million miles from the
Sun. The planet is known for
its surrounding rings, which
scientists think may be made
of ice. The rings all orbit
Saturn at different speeds and
have gaps between them.
Saturn is the second largest
planet with a diameter of
75,098 miles, and has at least
18 moons. Saturn takes 29
years to orbit the Sun, but
only has 10 hours in each day.
The planet is named after the
Roman god of sowing seed
and harvest.

The fifth planet, Jupiter, is

483 million miles from the
Sun and is considered the
giant of the solar system with
a diameter of 88,700 miles.
The planet is named after the
Roman god of the sky.
Although Jupiters year lasts
4,331 days, its day lasts only
nine hours because of how
fast the planet spins. The fast
spinning creates strong
weather, making Jupiter the
stormiest planet in the solar
system. Jupiter is composed
entirely of dense gas layers
and has a total of 64 moons.