4 Planets Mercury Earth Mars Jupiter Venus Ceres A planet is a massive body that travels in an orbit or path around a star The planets in our solar system orbit the Sun which is the nearest star
5 Planetary Fact Box Saturn Uranus Neptune Number of planets 8 Number of dwarf planets 3 Other orbiting objects moons asteroids meteoroids and comets Pluto Eris A planet must also have a powerful gravity or pulling force The planets in our solar system are either terrestrial or gas
