The document provides an overview of the planets in the solar system, detailing their order from the Sun and key characteristics. Mercury is the smallest planet with no atmosphere, Venus has a thick CO2 atmosphere, Earth supports life, Mars features the largest volcano and canyon system, and gas giants Jupiter and Saturn have distinctive features like the Great Red Spot and rings, respectively. Uranus is tilted at 90 degrees, while Neptune, composed of frozen gases, is the farthest from the Sun.

1. Solar System

2. Mercury
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The 1st planet to the sun .
Doesn’t have a real atmosphere .
Cannot trap any heat .
Night temperatures can plummet to minus 275 F (minus 170 C)
Smallest planet

3. Venus
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2nd planet
Earth sister
Thick co2 atmosphere
Hottest planet

4. Earth
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3rd planet
It has surface water
Magnetic field
Life

5. Mars
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4th planet
Red Planet
Largest volcano (Olympus Mons) in solar system
It also has the largest canyon system in the solar system called
Valles Marineris.

6. Jupiter
• 5th planet
• Shortest days
• Great red spot

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Saturn
6th planet
Saturn rings
Saturn is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium
Saturn is big enough to hold more than 760 Earths, and is
more massive than any other planet except Jupiter, roughly
95 times Earth's mass.

8. Uranus
• 7th planet
• Titled 90 degrees on its side

9. Neptune
• 8th planet
• Frozen gases
• Farthest planet from the sun