planets in a line


This is my little planetarium. cute huh?
MERCURY

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Mercury has no atmosphere, and so, no light is visable from it's surface. Mercury is a terrestrial planet. Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel.
VENUS

Venus is the second planet from the sun. Venus has a very thick, poisonous atmosphere of sulfuric acid. Venus gets even hotter than Murcury because of this atmosphere. only reflected light from the sun is visible from the surface. Venus was named after the Roman Goddess of love. Venus a terrestrial planet.
EARTH

Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the only planet on which there are lifeforms (as far as we know). Earth's atmosphere is made of o-zone. It is being depleted by Cloroflourocarbons and other polutants. Earth has oceans and breathable air, and mountains, and trees, and animals. Earth is a terrestrial planet as well.
MARS

Mars is fourth from the sun, and is the farthest terrestrial planet from the sun. Mars has a thin atmosphere. There is ice at Mars' two poles, and it's surface is covered with rocks, dust, and tall mountains. Mars has the tallest mountian in our solar system. This mountain was named Mt. Olympus from Greek mythology and the name Mars comes from Roman myth. He was the god of war. Mars' surface looks red from a distance. Mars has many violent windstorms.
JUPITER

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, and the first of the Jovian Planets (planets in the outer solar system). Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the gods because it is the largest of all the planets. Jupiter moves very quickly on it's axis, but it takes 12.6 Earth years to complete one orbit. Jupiter is a gassy giant, which means that it is made up of mostly gasses. These gasses include hydrogen and helium. Mars has a very large windstorm which has been swirling around for thousands of years. this apears on the surface as a large red spot.
SATURN

Saturn, the sixth planet, was named for the Roman god of agriculture and is easy to identify because of it's many colourful rings. These rings are made up of dust particles and held together by gravity. Saturn is the lightest planet, in fact, scientists believe that Saturn would float if it were in a very large body of water. Saturn is the second of the Jovian planets. Saturn is also very large, but not quite as large as Jupiter, it's neighbor. Saturn is also a gassy giant.
URANUS

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. Also a jovian planet. In Roman theology, Uranus was the oldest god, the god of the heavens, the sky himself. Uranus looks green in the sky. It also has rings, but not as many rings as Saturn. Uranus has five moons. Uranus is different from the other planets, because it spins sideways on it's axis, and it's orbit is off-center from the other planets. Uranus is almost the same size as Neptune, but a little larger.
NEPTUNE

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun, a Jovian planet which resembles greatly it's next door neighbor, Uranus in size and color. Neptune sometimes looks greenish, and sometime closer to blue. Neptune has a very large moon called Triton. These names are also from Greek and Roman mythology, Neptune being the Roman god of the ocean and Triton fish-like son.
PLUTO

Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun. It takes it's name from the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto has only been discovered for about fifty years. Some think it should not be considered a real planet because it is so small and far away. Pluto is very cold and dry because it is so far from the sun. Pluto is the smallest of all the planets. It is also a jovian planet.
That's all folks, I hope you found this section kind of informative, and if you find any information in this section that is incorrect or just totally wrong, please, please, email me!