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PLANET
PLANETS
MERCURYVENUSEARTHMARSJUPITERSATURNURANUSNEPTUNEPLUTO
The first planet ,next to the Sun ,is Mercury. Mercuryis achemical elementwith the symbolHg(hydrargyrum). MERCURY
Venusis the secondplanetfrom theSun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days.The name of Venus is morning star The planet is named afterVenus, theRomangoddessof love and beauty. After theMoon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky.VENUS
Earthis the thirdplanetfrom theSun. It is between Venus and Mars.It is sometimes referred to as theworld, the Blue Planet,or by its Latin name,Terra.Earth formed approximately4.5 billion yearsago andlife appearedon its surface within one billion years. The planet is home to millions ofspecies, includinghumans.EARTH
Marsis the fourthplanetfrom theSunin theSolar System. Named after theRomangod of war,Mars, it is often described as the "Red Planet.MARS
Jupiter is the biggest planet in Solar System.JUPITER
Saturnis the sixth planet from theSunand the second largest planet in theSolar System, afterJupiter. Named after theRomangod Saturn. Saturn is special for its beautiful ring.SATURN
Uranusis the seventhplanetfrom theSun.. Uranus was the first planet discovered with atelescope.URANUS
Neptuneis the eighth and farthestplanetfrom theSunin theSolar System. Named for theRoman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter. Neptune has strong winds.NEPTUNE
Pluto,is one of the small planets.PLUTO
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