MERCURY

• Size of Earth's moon
• Closest to sun
• 58million miles from sun
• Covered with craters
• Inner planet

VENUS

• About same size as Earth
• Clouds of sulfuric acid
• Volcanoes, mountains, craters, lava
• Third brightest star in Earth's sky
• 108 million from sun

EARTH

• Largest of inner planets
• Distance from sun- supports life
• 150 million from sun
• Mostly water on surface
• Large amount of oxygen

MARS

• Red planet
• Small about half of Earth
• 228 million miles from sun
• Temperature no higher than 70 degrees
• Curiosity rover gathering info

JUPITER

• Largest planet
• Diameter more than 11 times of Earth
• 63 moons and Great Red Spot
• 778 million miles from sun
• Made of gas and no solid surface

SATURN

• Made of gas: hydrogen and helium
• Has rings of dust, ice and rock
• 31 moons
• No solid surface
• 1429 million miles from sun

URANUS

• Gas giant
• Rotates on side
• 27 moons
• 2871 million miles from sun
• Has rings

NEPTUNE

• Gas giant
• Hydrogen and helium
• Windiest place
• 13 moons
• 4500 million from sun

PLUTO

• Smaller than earth's moon
• Made of rock and ice
• Orbit is long oval
• Dwarf planet
• Orbit sun and is round

PLANETS

SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES

• Asteroids-bits of rock and metal
• Comet-ball of rock,ice and frozen gases
• Comets have tail and seen from earth
• Asteroids from asteroid belt
• Asteroid belt between inner and outer planets