The Sun

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The Sun
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The Sun

• The star closest to the planet Earth.
• A medium size star that gives us heat and light.
• The diameter is 109 times the diameter of Earth.

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The Nine Planets
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Mercury
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Mercury

• Closest planet to the sun.
• A small, rocky planet that looks like our moon.
• Covered with millions of craters.
• No moons.

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Venus
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Venus

• Sometimes called the Evening Star.
• The hottest planet.
• Has the longest day.
• Spins in the opposite direction of the other
  planets.
• The clouds and rain are filled with sulfuric
  acid.
• No moons.

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Earth
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Earth

• The only planet to have liquid water on the
  surface.
• The only known planet to support life.
• Surrounded by a thick atmosphere of gases.
• One moon.

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Earths Moon
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Earths Moon

• Earths only natural satellite.
• The only space body on which man has walked.

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Mars
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Mars

• The surface is covered with iron giving it a red
  color.
• Has the highest mountain in the solar system.
• The polar caps have layers of ice covering them.
• Two moons.

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Asteroid Belt
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Asteroid Belt

• Pieces of rock and metal that orbit between the
  planets Mars and Jupiter.

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Jupiter
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Jupiter

• The largest planet.
• The shortest day.
• Famous for its giant red spot which is a large
  storm.
• At least 16 moons.
• One ring.

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Saturn
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Saturn

• A large gas giant with beautiful rings.
• Has more moons (24) than any other planet.
• It is extremely large but so light it could float
  in water.

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Uranus
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Uranus

• I am a large gas giant tipped over on my side.
• A beautiful, featureless blue planet.
• Has a small hot rocky center and an ice surface.
• At least 11 rings.
• At least 15 moons.

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Neptune
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Neptune

• A large gas giant, the twin of Uranus.
• One of its moons, Triton, travels backwards
  around the planet.
• Two moons.

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Pluto and Charon
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Pluto and Charon

• The smallest of the planets.
• Surface is covered with a pudding like snow.
• Its moon, Charon, is similar in size.

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Comet
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Comet

• A frozen chunk of ice and dust that travels in a
  long, narrow orbit around the sun.
• When a comet moves closer to the sun, some of its
  ice turns into gas.
• A comets tail can be millions of kilometers long.

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The End