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By Aaliyah C. Howard
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Mercury was named for the swift Roman messenger god.
Mercury takes only 88 Earth-days to make one orbit around the Sun.
Mercury is a planet of extreme temperature.
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Venus is the second hottest planet.
Venus also has no moons.
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Earth is the only planet that can support life.
Earth is mostly made of water.
Earth is the third planet closes to the Sun.
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mars is 141 million miles from the Sun.
Mars has 2 moons.
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.
Jupiter is 483 million miles from the Sun.
Jupiter has 16 known moons.
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun.
Saturn has at least 18 moons.
Saturn is a gas giant like Jupiter.
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Uranus is 1 billion, 783 million miles from the Sun.
Uranus has 5 large moons and 10 small moons.
Uranus is a gas giant.
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Neptune is 2 billion, 794 million miles from the Sun.
Neptune has at least 8 moons.
Neptune has high winds and many storms.
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Pluto is a dwarf planet in the solar system.
Pluto has at least 8 moons.
Pluto is 3 billion, 666 million miles from the Sun.