The Solar System

The solar system consists of the sun, the nine planets and their moons, and other small bodies, including the asteroids and comets. Many of the planets are also orbited by one or more moons.

The Nine Planets

The nine planets, in order of their distance from the sun are as follows:

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune
  9. Pluto