1. The Planets By:Jenna Harmon and Nathan Michaelson

2. Mercury It is 36 million miles from the sun. This planet is a terrestrial planet. Its diameter in miles is 3,031. It has no moons, and no rings. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It takes 88 earth days for Mercury to orbit the sun.

3. Venus Venus is 65,100,000 miles from the sun. Venus is a terrestrial planet. Its diameter in miles is 7,520. It has no rings, and no moons. Venus is the hottest planet. It is a similar size to earth.

4. Earth Earth is 93 million miles from the sun. Earth is a terrestrial planet. Its diameter in miles is 7,926. It has one moon, and no rings. Earth is the only planet with life. It is the biggest terrestrial planet.

5. Mars Mars is 141 million miles from the sun. Mars is a terrestrial planet. Its diameter in miles is 4,221 Mars has 2 moons, and no rings. Mars' nickname is the Red Planet. It takes Mars 687 Earth days to orbit the sun.

6. Jupiter Jupiter is 483.4 million miles from the sun. Jupiter is a gaseous planet. Jupiter's diameter in miles is 88,896. Jupiter has 63 moons, and Jupiter has rings. There is a storm on Jupiter called the Red Spot. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

7. Saturn Saturn is 886.7 million miles from the sun. Saturn is a gaseous planet. Its diameter in miles is 74,898. Saturn has 61 moons, and it has rings. Saturn has gasses that are poisonous. Saturn's rings are made of particles of water and ice.

8. Uranus Uranus is 1,783 billion miles from the sun. Uranus is a gaseous planet. Uranus's diameter in miles is 31,329. Uranus has 27 moons, and it has rings. Uranus spins on the side. Scientists think there might be a huge ocean on Uranus.

9. Neptune Neptune's distance from the sun is 2,794 billion miles. Neptune is a gaseous planet. Neptune's diameter in miles is 31,329. Neptune has 13 moons, and it has rings. Many storms are on this planet. It has faint rings.