The document discusses the 8 planets of our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It provides 3 facts about each planet, such as Mercury being the smallest planet and closest to the Sun, Venus having a dense atmosphere of clouds, and Earth being the third planet and the only one known to support life.

1. THE MILKY WAY
By: Mary Semerling

2. THE 8 PLANETS
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

3. MERCURY
• Mercury is the closet planet to the sun.
• Mercury looks like earth’s moon.
• Mercury is now our solar systems smallest planet.

4. VENUS
• Venus is the second planet from the sun.
• Venus is similar to earth in size and mass.
• Venus is covered with permanent blankets of clouds.
• Venus is hot

5. EARTH
• Earth is the third planet from the sun.
• Earth has a atmosphere that sustains life.
• Earth has liquid water.

6. MARS
• Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
• Mars has a thin atmosphere as well as a wide network of
canyons and river beds.
• Mars is called the red planet.
• Mars once had a warm wet earth-liked climate.

7. JUPITER
• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.
• Jupiter is the largest planet.
• Jupiter has no solid surfaces.

8. SATURN
• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
• Saturn rings are around all of the gas giants.

9. URANUS
• Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
• Uranus is a gas planet.

10. NEPETUNE
• Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
• Neptune is a gas giant.
• Neptune appears blue through a telescope.