The Solar System by Dylan Calleson The sun

The Solar System by Dylan Calleson

The sun is at the center of our solar system.

Our solar system is made up of the sun and eight planets.

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.

Earth is the third planet from the sun.

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.

Jupiter is filled with gases and is the fifth planet from the sun.

Saturn has rings and is the sixth planet from the sun.

Uranus is the god of the sky.

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.

Moons Earth’s moon Jupiter’s moons It takes Earth’s moon about 27 days to orbit around the Earth and go back to the original place that it started in. One of Jupiter’s moons Ganymede, is the largest moon in the Solar System. Mars’ moons Saturn’s moons Mars’ moons Deimos and Phobos are really small. They are only 12. 6 and 22. 2 kilometers. Those two moons are smaller than most towns. One of Saturn's moons (Pan), was discovered by Mark R. Showalter in 1990 is the closest planet to Saturn's surface. Another moon (Atlas), was discovered in 1980 by R. Terrile.

Asteroids § Asteroids are broken-off pieces of early planets in the Solar System. The asteroids that are closer to the sun are mostly made of carbon. An asteroid is a large rock in outer space.

Meteoroids § Meteoroids are made of rock and ice. Shooting stars are actually meteoroids. When a meteoroid comes into Earth’s atmosphere it is then called a meteor.

Comets § Comets are made of ice, carbon dioxide, and rock. The rock in the comets are mostly made of small dust or sand grains.