solar system

The Solar System

• The Sun - The center of our Solar System.
• Mercury - Closest planet to the Sun.
• Venus - Second planet from the Sun. It has thick clouds. It’s very hot!
• Earth - Third planet from the Sun. The only planet that supports life. It’s our home!
• The Moon - Earth’s natural satellite.
• Mars - Fourth planet from the Sun. Often called the “Red Planet”.
• Phobos
• Deimos
• Ceres - Largest asteroid in the Solar System.
• Pallas
• Vesta
• Hygiea
• Jupiter - The largest planet in the Solar System. It’s very big!
• Io - The innermost moon of Jupiter.
• Europa
• Ganymede - The largest moon in the Solar System. It is larger than Mercury.
• Callisto
• Amalthea
• Saturn - Sixth planet from the Sun. It has rings.
• Mimas
• Enceladus
• Tethys
• Dione
• Rhea
• Titan - The second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede. It has a substantial atmosphere.
• Hyperion
• Iapetus
• Phoebe
• Uranus - Seventh planet from the Sun. It’s titled on its side!
• Miranda
• Ariel
• Umbriel
• Titania
• Oberon
• Puck
• Neptune - Eighth planet from the Sun.
• Triton
• Proteus
• Nereid
• Pluto - A dwarf planet.
• Charon
• Haumea
• Makemake
• Eris
• Dysnomia
• Sedna