The Eight Planets of the Solar System Mercury

Order: 1 st planet from the Sun Distance from Sun: 58, 000 km /

Order: 2 nd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 108, 000 km

My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn

Mercury: 58, 000 km Venus: 108, 000 km Earth: 150, 000 km = 1

Order: 3 rd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 150, 000 km

Order: 4 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 228, 000 km

Order: 5 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 778, 000 km

Order: 6 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 1, 427, 000

{ Terrestrial Mercury, Venus Earth and Mars Solid Rocky Surface Relatively close to Sun

Order: 7 th Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 2, 870, 000

Order: 8 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 4, 497, 000

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The Eight Planets of the Solar System

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Mercury

Order: 1 st planet from the Sun Distance from Sun: 58, 000 km / 35 million miles Size: 4, 878 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Mercury day? Mercury year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Mercury

Venus

Order: 2 nd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 108, 000 km / 67 million miles Size: 12, 104 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Venus day? Venus year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Venus

Order of the Planets

My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune How can I remember the order of the planets?

Mercury: 58, 000 km Venus: 108, 000 km Earth: 150, 000 km = 1 AU (Astronomical Unit) Mars: 228, 000 km Jupiter: 778, 000 km Saturn: 1, 427, 000 km Uranus: 2, 870, 000 km Neptune: 4, 497, 000 km Distance from the sun (in kilometers)

Earth

Order: 3 rd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 150, 000 km = 1 AU (Astronomical Unit) / 93 million miles Size: 12, 756 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Earth day? Earth year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? Earth

Mars

Order: 4 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 228, 000 km / 142 million miles Size: 6, 780 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Mars day? Mars year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Mars

How big are the planets? ?

Jupiter

Order: 5 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 778, 000 km / 484 million miles Size: 139, 822 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Jupiter day? Jupiter year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Jupiter

Saturn

Order: 6 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 1, 427, 000 km / 889 million miles Size: 120, 536 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Saturn day? Saturn year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Saturn

{ Terrestrial Mercury, Venus Earth and Mars Solid Rocky Surface Relatively close to Sun Small in Size Few Moons No rings {Gas Giants/Jovian Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Thick gaseous atmosphere with liquid interior Far from Sun Large in size Many Moons Has ring systems

Uranus

Order: 7 th Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 2, 870, 000 km / 1. 79 billion miles Size: 51, 118 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Uranus day? Uranus year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Uranus

Neptune

Order: 8 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 4, 497, 000 km / 2. 8 billion miles Size: 49, 528 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Neptune day? Neptune year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Neptune