2. Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet from
the sun and it has no moons. It
is also the eighth largest planet.
3. Venus
Venus, the second planet from the sun
is the sixth largest planet. Venus has
no moons, just like Mercury.
4. Earth
Earth, our home planet, is the third planet
from the sun. Luna, is Earths only
moon. Earth is the fifth largest planet.
5. Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun
and the seventh largest planet. Mars
has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.
6. Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the
largest planet. Jupiter has about sixty two
moons. The four moons discovered in 1610
include Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io.
7. Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and is
the second largest planet. Saturn also has
about sixty two moons. Some of these
moons are Titan, Rhea, Atlas, and Pan.
8. Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and
the third largest(in diameter). Uranus has
twenty seven moons. Some of these moons
are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, and Titania.
9. Neptune
Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun and
the fourth largest(in diameter). Neptune
has thirteen moons. Some of these moons
are Triton, Nereid, Naiad, and Thalassa.
10. Pluto
Pluto is no longer classified as a “planet” but is
classified as a “dwarf planet”. It is the smallest
planet and orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Pluto has two moons, Charon and Nix.
11. Activity
Although you may think that remembering the
order of the planets from the sun may not be
easy, but there is an easy way to remember.
The use of an acronym. The most common
acronym for remembering the nine planets
is(with the acception of Pluto):
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine
Pizzas
Now come up with your own acronym to help
you remember the order of the nine planets.
