Transcript By Chase Atkinson    Mercury was named for a swift messenger god who wore winged sandals. Mercury doesn’t have an atmosphere.

By Chase Atkinson
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Mercury was named
for a swift messenger
god who wore
winged sandals.
Mercury doesn’t have
an atmosphere. This
means there is no air.
Mercury is the 1st
planet from the Sun.
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You can see Venus
shining low in the
western sky at night.
Venus is almost the
same size as Earth.
Venus is the 2nd planet
from the Sun.
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From space Earth
looks like a ball
covered with white
clouds.
One year on Earth is
365 days long.
Earth is the 3rd planet
from the Sun.
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Mars was named for
the Roman God of
War.
Mars is about half the
size of Earth.
Mars is the 4th planet
from the Sun.
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Jupiter is the largest
planet.
If Jupiter was hollow,
more than 1,000
planets the size of
Earth could fit inside
it.
Jupiter is the 5th
planet from the Sun.
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Saturn is nearly ten
times the size of
Earth.
From space, it looks
like a shiny, golden
globe.
Saturn is the 6th planet
from the Sun.
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Uranus’ light bluegreen appearance is
caused by the
presence of methane
gas clouds.
Uranus lies on its side,
with the north pole
facing the Sun.
Uranus is the 7th
planet from the Sun.
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Neptune has 4 or
more rings which are
very narrow and
difficult to see.
Winds on the surface
of Neptune reach 600
mph.
Neptune is the 8th
planet from the Sun.
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Pluto is a dwarf
planet.
Pluto has one moon
“Charon”.
Pluto is the 9th planet
from the Sun.