OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Our whole solar system has

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • Our whole solar system has 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet. • With an asteroid belt between the inner and outer planets.

Sun • • • The meaning of sun is solar. Every planet goes around the sun. The Sun is a star.

Mercury • • Mercury orbits close to the sun. The surface can reach up to 801 degrees Fahrenheit or 427 degrees Celsius.

Venus • • Venus is the brightest planet Venus is the same size of Earth �

Earth • • • Earth is the only planet that can provide life on it. Earth has 75% water Earth has 25% land

Mars • • • Mars is called the red planet Mars is 27 kilometers high Mars has a crater 81 kilometers wide

Asteroid Belt • • The asteroid belt is in between the inner and outer planets The colors are most likely be black or brown

Jupiter • • Jupiter is huge. It is orange , yellow , and red in color. Jupiter is very large.

Saturn • • Saturn is the 2 nd biggest planet It is the lightest planet in weight

Uranus • • 97 degree angle It orbits lying on its side.

Neptune • • Neptune was discovered in 1846 Since then it has not made a whole circle around the sun. It takes 165 Earth years. But this year , 2011 will be the first time ever , that we known of Neptune making it around the sun.

Pluto the Dwarf Planet • • Starting September 5 , 1989 Pluto was in front of Neptune until 1999. Neptune moved back in front of Pluto in February , 1999. Pluto is now a dwarf planet.