The planets Kirsty Forshaw

The planets kirsty Forshaw

Mercury Mercury is 36 million miles away from the sun.  Mercury whizzes around the sun at 30 miles per second.  Mercury is the closest to the sun 

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Mercury is the eight largest planet Mercury has its name because it moves so quickly across the sky

Venus  Venus

is slightly smaller than earth  Venus is the second planet away from the sun  Venus has no water  Venus is the brightest object in the sky

Earth  Earth

is the fith planet in the solar system.  Magma is a hot liquid under earth.  Earth is 93 million miles away from the sun.  Earth is orbited by one moon only.

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Mars is a very cold and is a rocky planet .

Mars is 141 million miles away from the sun Mars is red in its colour An 100 pound object on earth would weight 85 pound on earth

Jupiter  Jupiter

is 483 million miles away from the

sun  If you are 12 years old on earth you will be 1 years old on Jupiter  Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system  Jupiter is the fith planet away from the sun

Saturn  Saturn

is over 800 million miles away from the sun  Saturn ring is made from ice  Saturn is the 6th planet away from the sun  Saturn has 18 moons

Uranus  Uranus

is over 1 billion miles away from the sun  Uranus has 15 moons  The only trip to Uranus was by the U.S Voyar 11 witch flew in 1986

Neptune  Neptune

is an gas

planet  Neptune has 8 moons  Every 238 years Pluto changes places with Neptune witch make Neptune the farthest planet from the sun

Pluto  Pluto

is a dwarf planet  Pluto is over 3 billion miles away from the sun  Pluto is the only planet that has not been visited by an space craft  Pluto has 1 moon