Our Solar System Our solar system has 8 planets. Our solar system is in the galaxy of the Milky Way.

The Sun The diameter of the sun is about 870,000 miles. The sun rotates every 25-36 earth days.

Mercury The diameter of mercury is 4,879 K. Mercury has no moons.

Venus It takes Venus 243 days for it to rotate Venus’s atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide

Earth Earth is the only planet that can substane life . Earth is 71% water.

Mars Mars is named the red planet because of its reddish appearance. Scientists believe mars had water at one time.

Asteroid Belt The asteroid belt separates the inner planets from the outer planets. The asteroid belt is just a bunch asteroids

Jupiter Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our solar system. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

Saturn Saturn has 62 moons one is named Titan – the only known moon with an atmosphere. Saturn is a gas giant.

Uranus Uranus is a gas giant. Uranus has 27 moons.

Neptune Neptune’s surface temperature is -201 degrees. Neptune has 5 rings - Neptune really has rings.

Dwarf Planet Pluto Pluto’s surface temperature – 229 degrees. Pluto has 5 moons

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