Exploring the Solar System 5.2.1 Recognize that our earth is part of the solar system in which the sun, an average star, is the central and largest body. Observe that our solar system includes the sun, moon, seven other planets and their moons, and many other smaller objects like asteroids Scarlet Hartman 5 Grade Earth Science Scarlet Hartman

MERCURY Mercury is the first planet and is 35,983,695.18 miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

VENUS Venus is known as the Jewel of the sky and is 67,232,530.11 miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

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EARTH the only planet that has life on it and is 93.2 million miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

MARS Mars is known as the Red planet and is 154.8 million miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

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JUPITER Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is 888,187,982 miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

SATURN Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system and is 89.5 million miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

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URANUS one of the gas giants in the solar system and is 1.78 billion miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

NEPTUNE orbits the sun once every 165 years and is 2,829,691.160 miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

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PLUTO called the dwarf planet and is 3.7 billion miles from the sun. Scarlet Hartman

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