Planets, Moons, & Stars

Mercury

planet closest to the sun

Venus

2nd planet from the sun

Earth

3rd planet from the sun

Mars

the 4th planet from the sun

Jupiter

the 5th planet from the sun

Saturn

6th planet from the sun

Uranus

7th planet from the sun

Neptune

8th planet from the sun

Venus

this planets has the hottest surface

Mars

this planet has two moons: Phobos and Deimos

Mars

has the solar system's largest volcano: Olympus Mons

Jupiter

its 61 moons include Io, Europa, Granymede, Callisto

Saturn

its 62 moons include Titan, 2nd largest in solar system

Uranus

its moons include Miranda, Umbriel, and Ariel

Neptune

has several moons, including Triton

Pluto

its moons include Charon, Hydra and Nix

Uranus

is bluish-green discovered in 1781 by William Herschel

Granymede

largest moon in the Solar System

Neptune

discovered in 1846, this large, gaseous planet with rings, severe dark-colored storms, has a distinctive blue-green color

Uranus

large and gaseous planet that rotates tilted on its side and has thin, dark rings

Saturn

has a complex ring system and a thick atmosphere made mostly of hydrogen and helium

Pluto

discovered in 1938, it is classified as a kuiper belt object and has never been visited by a probe

Pluto

doesn't orbit in the same plane as the other planets