THE SOLAR

SYSTEM
Krezle Joy Mondragon

Sun
Center of the
Solar System
Most important
source of energy
for life on Earth
Have 99.8% of
the total mass of
the Solar System

Mercury
Closest
planet to the
Sun
slightly
smaller in
diameter
Looks like
Earth's moon

Venus
Sixth largest
planet
Longest
rotation period
of any planet
and rotates in
the opposite
direction
no natural
satellite

Earth
Fifth largest
planet
The only
planet to
support Life
Has 1
satellite
called moon

Mars
Seventh largest
planet
The Red Planet
It gets its red
color from the
iron in its soil
Second
Smallest planet

Jupiter
Fourth
brightest
object in the
sky
Known since
prehistoric
times as a
bright
"wandering
star".

Saturn
Second largest
planet
Its important
feature are the
rings around it
Most
conspicuous to
the naked eye

Uranus
Third largest
(by diameter)
Coldest
temperatures
of any planet

Neptune
Fourth
largest
planet (by
diameter)
Farthest
planet
Invisible to
naked Eye

Pluto
Orbits beyond
the orbit of
Neptune
(usually)
Smaller than
any of the
official planets
Dwarf planet

Mercury is hot, but not too

hot for ice.
Venus doesnt have any moons, and we
arent sure why.
You can see Earths magnetic field at work
during light shows.
Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the past.
Jupiter is a great comet catcher.
No one knows how old Saturns rings are.
Uranus is more stormy than we thought.
Neptune has supersonic winds.
Pluto is just the tip of the iceberg.

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