2.  By Jessica Tschopp

3.  Mercury is a planet of extreme temperatures.  Mercury is a bare and rocky planet with deep craters.  Mercury has no moons.

4.  Venus is 67 million miles (108 million kilometers) from the Sun.  Venus has no moons.  Venus is almost the same size as Earth.

5.  Earth is 93 million miles and 149 million kilometers from the Sun.  As far as we know, it is the only planet with air we can breathe.  From space Earth looks like a ball covered with white clouds.

6.  Mars has two moons.  Mars is 141 million miles and 227 million kilometers from the Sun.  Mars is about half the size of Earth.

7.  Jupiter is known for it’s 16 moons.  If Jupiter were hollow, more than 1,000 Earth’s can fit inside of it.  A year on Jupiter is 12 Earth-days long.

8.  Saturn has at least 18 moons.  Saturn is 887 million miles and 1 billion 416 million kilometers from the Sun.  Like Jupiter, Saturn is a giant ball of gas.

9.  Uranus has 5 large moons and 10 small moons.  A year on Uranus is 84 Earth-days long.  One day is 17 Earth- years long.

10.  Neptune has high winds and many storms.  Neptune has about 8 moons.  The planet is covered with clouds.

11.  Pluto has one moon.  Pluto is the smallest planet.  Pluto is a dwarf planet.