1. The Eight Planets of the Solar System

2. Mercury

3. Venus

4. Earth

5. Mars

6. Jupiter

7. Saturn

8. Uranus

9. Neptune

10. Mercury

11. Order: 1st planet from the Sun Distance from Sun: 58,000,000 km / 35 million miles Size: 4,878 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Mercury day? Mercury year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Mercury

12. Venus

13. Order: 2nd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 108,000,000 km / 67 million miles Size: 12,104 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Venus day? Venus year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Venus

14. Order of the Planets

15. How can I remember the order of the planets? M y V ery E xcited M other J ust S erved U s N achos M ercury V enus E arth M ars J upiter S aturn U ranus N eptune

16. Distance from the sun (in kilometers) Mercury: 58,000,000 km Venus: 108,000,000 km Earth: 150,000,000 km = 1AU (Astronomical Unit) Mars: 228,000,000 km Jupiter: 778,000,000 km Saturn: 1,427,000,000 km Uranus: 2,870,000,000 km Neptune: 4,497,000,000 km

17. Earth

18. Order: 3rd planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 150,000,000 km = 1 AU (Astronomical Unit) / 93 million miles Size: 12,756 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Earth day? Earth year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? Earth

19. Mars

20. Order: 4th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 228,000,000 km / 142 million miles Size: 6,780 kilometer diameter Type: Terrestrial Research topics: Mars day? Mars year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Mars

21. How big are the planets??

22. Jupiter

23. Order: 5th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 778,000,000 km / 484 million miles Size: 139,822 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Jupiter day? Jupiter year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Jupiter

24. Saturn

25. Order: 6 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 1,427,000,000 km / 889 million miles Size: 120,536 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Saturn day? Saturn year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Saturn

26. {{ Terrestrial Mercury, Venus Earth and Mars Solid Rocky Surface Relatively close to Sun Small in Size Few Moons No rings Gas Giants Gas Giants/Jovian Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Thick gaseous atmosphere with liquid interior Far from Sun Large in size Many Moons Has ring systems

27. Uranus

28. Order: 7 th Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 2,870,000,000 km / 1.79 billion miles Size: 51,118 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Uranus day? Uranus year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Uranus

29. Neptune

30. Order: 8 th planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun: 4,497,000,000 km / 2.8 billion miles Size: 49,528 kilometer diameter Type: Gas Giant Research topics: Neptune day? Neptune year? Atmosphere? Moons or Rings? Major Features? What probes have visited it? Neptune