The closest planet to the sun. It circles the sun faster than all the other planets, which is why Romans named it after their swift-footed messenger god.
Named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In ancient times, Venus was often thought to be two different stars, the evening star and the morning star.
Earth, our home. It is the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of liquid water on its surface, and, of course, life.
Fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the solar systm. Named after the Roman god of war often described as the “Red Planet”.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar systm. Fittingly, it was named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar systm. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of the Titans.
The first planet to be discovered by scientists. The planet is notable for its dramatic tilt, which causes its axis to point nearly directly at the sun.
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Pluto, once considered the ninth and most distant planet from the sun, is now the largest known dwarf planet in the solar systm.