THE SOLAR SYSTEM

PLANET CARACTERISTICS
Mercury This planet is the smallest and the closest to
the sun.
Venus

This planet is the brightest in the night sky.

Earth

This planet supports life and has landmasses

and oceans.

Mars

Huge storms are frequent on this cold, red

planet.

Jupiter

This planet is the largest, and it has four large

moons.

Saturn

This planet has thousands of bright rings

made of ice, rocks and dust.

Uranus

This side spinning planet has no moon.

Neptune This planet's orbit around the sun is so slow

that one year of its years equals 165 Earth
years.
Pluto

This dwarf planet is composed of layers of ice

and rock.