By Aaliyah C. Howard

Mercury was named for the swift Roman messenger god.

Mercury takes only 88 Earth-days to make one orbit around the Sun.

Mercury is a planet of extreme temperature.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun.

Venus is the second hottest planet.

Venus also has no moons.

Earth is the only planet that can support life.

Earth is mostly made of water.

Earth is the third planet closes to the Sun.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

Mars is 141 million miles from the Sun.

Mars has 2 moons.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.

Jupiter is 483 million miles from the Sun.

Jupiter has 16 known moons.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun.

Saturn has at least 18 moons.

Saturn is a gas giant like Jupiter.

Uranus is 1 billion, 783 million miles from the Sun.

Uranus has 5 large moons and 10 small moons.

Uranus is a gas giant.

Neptune is 2 billion, 794 million miles from the Sun.

Neptune has at least 8 moons.

Neptune has high winds and many storms.

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the solar system.

Pluto has at least 8 moons.

Pluto is 3 billion, 666 million miles from the Sun.