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The Sun is right in the The Sun is right in the centre of our Solar centre of our Solar System. The Sun is System. The Sun is the light source of all the light source of all the planets in our the planets in our solar system, the solar system, the Milky Way.Milky Way.

Venus is the second Venus is the second closest planet to closest planet to the sun. Venus’s the sun. Venus’s poisonous clouds poisonous clouds trap the suns heat trap the suns heat letting it’s letting it’s temperature’s temperature’s reach up to 400F.reach up to 400F.

Earth is the only Earth is the only planet that planet that sustains life. sustains life. Earth orbits Earth orbits around the Sun, around the Sun, but the Moon but the Moon orbits around the orbits around the Earth.Earth.

Mars is nicknamed the Mars is nicknamed the red planet, because red planet, because of its reddish-brown of its reddish-brown rocks. Mars has two rocks. Mars has two moons called Deimos moons called Deimos and Phobos.and Phobos.

Jupiter is the largest Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar planet in the solar system. The planet system. The planet has swirls if you look has swirls if you look at it from space at it from space because of the because of the storms.storms.

Some of Saturn’s Some of Saturn’s moons are in its moons are in its gigantic ring. gigantic ring. Saturn is the Saturn is the second largest second largest planet in the planet in the Milky way.Milky way.

Uranus is the biggest of Uranus is the biggest of the gas planets. the gas planets. Uranus was the first Uranus was the first planet discovered in planet discovered in modern times, it was modern times, it was discovered by William discovered by William Herschel while Herschel while systematically systematically searching the sky with searching the sky with his telescope on his telescope on March the 13March the 13thth, 1781, 1781..

Neptune has been visited Neptune has been visited by only one space craft, by only one space craft, Voyager on August 5Voyager on August 5thth 1989. Much of we know 1989. Much of we know comes from that single comes from that single encounter. But encounter. But fortunately, recent fortunately, recent ground-based and HST ground-based and HST observations have observations have added a great deal too.added a great deal too.

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is much of Neptune. It is much smaller than any other smaller than any other planet and is now planet and is now classified as the “Dwarf classified as the “Dwarf Planet.” Pluto is smaller Planet.” Pluto is smaller than seven of the solar than seven of the solar systems moons, witch are systems moons, witch are called (the moon, Io, called (the moon, Io, Europa, Gannymede, Europa, Gannymede, Callisto, Titon and Triton.)Callisto, Titon and Triton.)

Gravity is a force that keeps Gravity is a force that keeps the Earth in its orbit the Earth in its orbit around the Sun, it also around the Sun, it also keeps us to the ground keeps us to the ground otherwise we would float otherwise we would float of into space. Over 1.3 of into space. Over 1.3 million Earths can fit in million Earths can fit in the Sun. Mercury's the Sun. Mercury's atmosphere is so thin atmosphere is so thin Asteroids easily crash Asteroids easily crash into Murcury leaving into Murcury leaving many craters.many craters.