Mercury is the smallest of eight planets in our solar system. It completes its orbit around the sun in 87.97 days which makes it the fastest orbiting planet.
Venus is the second rock from the Sun and the third brightest object in the sky, after Sun and Moon. It is named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty.
Venus FactsEarth is the third planet from the Sun and the densest planet in the solar system. With a radius of 6,371 kilometres or 3,959 miles, it is the largest of the terrestrial planets.
Mars is the second smallest and fourth planet in the solar system. In fact, its total surface area is similar to that of all Earth's continents combined. It is named after the Roman God of War.
Mars FactsJupiter is the fifth and the largest planet in the solar system. Due to its massive size, it is named after the king of ancient Roman God. Unlike other terrestrial planets, it is mainly made of gas.
Saturn is the second-largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter and named after Roman God of time and agriculture. It is mainly made up of hydrogen (94%), helium (6%) and a small amount of ammonia and methane.
Saturn FactsUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and named after the Greek god of the heavens after its discovery in 1781. With a radius of about 25,300 km, it is the third-largest planet planet.
Neptune is the eighth planet in the solar system and named after Roman god of the sea. It has the fourth-largest planetary diameter and third-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.
Neptune FactsPluto is the largest and second most massive dwarf planet in the solar system. Plutonian world is located in Kuiper belt, a region that is beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Pluto FactsEris the most massive and second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Distant than three times of Pluto's distance, it is located in a cold region beyond Neptune known as the scattered disk.
Eris FactsThe Moon is the only natural satellite and the closest astronomical body of our earth. With a diameter of more than the quarter of the earth, it is the fifth natural satellite in our solar system.
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