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
Planetary 6 Inher Planets The four inner planets are Mercury Venus Earth and Mars Mercury Mercury the smallest Fact Box planet is closest to the Sun Placement from the Sun first Distance from the Sun 36 million miles 58 million kilometers Surface terrestrial Number of moons none Planetary year 88 Earth days
Planetary 7 Venus Fact BOX Venus is nearly the same size as the Earth Seen from Earth Venus is the brightest object in the sky other than the Sun and Moon Placement from the Sun second Distance from the Sun 67 2 million miles 108 2 million kilometers Surface terrestrial Number of moons none Planetary year 225 Earth days
