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Nine Planets Mars Jupiter Uranus Pluto Mercury Neptune Saturn Earth Venus

Saturn One rotation takes 10.7 hours. One year is 29.5 Earth years. It has at least 17 moons and many rings. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second gas planet. Saturn’s rings are made of ice, rock, and dust. Click here to learn more about Saturn.

Venus One rotation takes 243 days. One year is 224.7 days. It has no moon or rings. Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is as dry as a desert and hotter than an oven.. Click here to learn more about Venus.

Neptune One rotation takes 16 hours. One year is 165 earth years. It has 8 moons and 4 rings. It is the eighth planet from the sun and the last gas planet. Neptune is blue-green. Neptune Click here to learn more about Neptune.

Pluto One rotation takes 6 days. One year is 248 earth years. It has 1 moon and no rings. It is the ninth, and last planet from the sun, but every 248 years Neptune orbits farther than Pluto. Charon is Pluto’s moon. Click here to learn more about Pluto.

Uranus One rotation takes 17 hours. One year is 84 earth years. It has at least 15 moons and 10 rings. Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and the third gas planet. Uranus seems to rotate on its side. Click here to learn more about Uranus.

Mercury One rotation takes 59 days. One year is 88 days. It has no moon or rings. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It looks a lot like our moon. Click here to learn about Mercury.

Jupiter One rotation takes 9.8 hours. One year is 12 earth years. It has at least 16 moons and 2 rings. It is the fifth planet from the sun and the first gas planet. It has a great red spot of swirling gas. Click here to learn more about Jupiter.

Earth One rotation takes 24 hours. One year is 365 1/4 days. It has 1 moon and no rings. It is the third planet from the sun. Earth is mostly covered with water. Click here to learn more about Earth.

MARS One rotation takes 24.5 hours. One year is 687 days. It has 2 moons and no rings. It is the fourth planet from the sun and the last of the inner planets. Mars looks red because of rusty iron in its soil and red dust in its air. Click here to learn more about Mars.