The Solar System By: Kelti, Monique and Lesley

The Sun The sun gives almost all of the heat and light that we have. The sun is a star that is made up with helium and hydrogen. ages/sun-soho z.jpg “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter

Mercury Mercury is difficult to ever see because it is hidden by the sun’s glare. Like Earth, Mercury has a magnetic field. mage/0111/mercury_mariner10.jp g “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter

Venus Venus is almost exactly the same size as earth. It is the hottest planet. n/pictures/venus.jpg “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter

Earth The Earth has one moon. It’s atmosphere is made up of nitrogen and oxygen. /image/earth_1_apollo17_big.gif “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter

Mars Mars has two moons. It’s nickname “red planet” comes from the rocks and dust that cover it. “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter enkunde/images/mars- groot.jpg

Jupiter Jupiter turns quickly on its axis, making the clouds in its atmosphere form bands. “The great red spot” is a gigantic rotating storm so big that earth can fit inside it. “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter sist/planete/planetestalevski/foto/j upiter.jpg

Saturn Saturn is famous for its ring system. This less then a quarter mile (1km) thick and stretchs about 261,000 miles (420,000km) from the planet surface. “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter /full/saturn/2moons.jpg

Uranus Uranus is a cold gas giant.Uranus and its 11 rings and 15 moons are tilted by more then 90 degrees. “The Really Big Universe “ By: Nicola Baxter s/newspost_images/uranus.jpg

Neptune Neptunes features include the great dark spot and the small dark spot. Neptunes moon is call Triton. ges/neptune/neptune.gif