Sun

• It is the center of our Solar System.
• It includes almost all of the mass in our solar system.
• It is a medium sized star.
• It is made of gas.

Mercury

• It is closest planet to the sun.
• It is the second smallest planet.
• It has a thin atmosphere.
• It has extreme temperatures, very hot and very cold.

Venus

• It is Earth's closest planetary Neighbor.
• It is about the same size as Earth.
• It has a thick, hot atmosphere.
• It is bright.
• It rotates in the opposite direction of all the other planets.

Earth

• It is the third closest planet to the Sun.
• The atmosphere makes the temperature of the earth just right for us to survive.
• Seventy percent of the planet's surface is covered by water.
• It orbits the sun in 365 ¼ days.
• It makes one rotation every 24 hours.
• It has one moon.

Mars

• It is the fourth planet from the sun.
• It is extremely cold.
• Once there was probably water on this planet.
• It has two moons.
• The Earth has been hit by meteorites from this planet.

Jupiter

• It is the sixth planet from the sun.
• It is the largest planet in the solar system.
• It is mostly made of gas.
• There is a big storm on this planet called the Great Red Spot.
• It has more than 38 moons.

Saturn

• It is the seventh planet from the Sun.
• It is a large gas planet.
• It is encircled by over 1000 rings.
• It rotates very quickly.
• There are powerful winds and storms on its surface.
• It has at least 30 moons.

Uranus

• It is the eighth planet from the sun.
• It is a gas planet.
• It rotates on its side.
• It has strong winds.
• It has at least 21 moons.

Neptune

• It is farthest from the Sun.
• It is a gas planet.
• It has the strongest wind of all the planets.
• It has dark spots that are probably storms.
• One of its moons orbits in the opposite direction of the other moons.

Pluto

• It is too small to be considered a planet.
• It is smaller than our Moon.
• It is only twice as big as its moon.
• It might be one of Neptune's moons.

Moon

• It is our closet neighbor.
• It is not a planet.
• It is ¼ the size of the Earth.
• It orbits the Earth in 29.5 days.
• Only one side of the Moon ever faces the Earth.